The beginning of the new financial year is when you normally get increments. If the increment is effective on a later date, you also get the arrears. In addition, there may be performance bonus for the period. In short, you are getting a healthy lump

When it comes to retirement, making the necessary money available is just one side of the story. The more challenging part is planning your post retirement life. You may plan to retire at 55 or at 60, but you still need to ensure that these years are

Back in the late 1980s high profile women in financial markets were few and far between. There was Tarjani Vakil at Exim Bank or Lalita Gupte at ICICI. But things changed post liberalization in the early 1990s. With better regulation of financial mar

BSE captures the gainers and the losers on a real time basis. Gaines and losers are always with reference to the closing price on the previous trading day. The BSE gainers are indexed descending from big gainers to small gainers. In terms of BSE lose

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) captures the top gainers and losers under various categories on a real time basis. The gainers and losers are with reference to the previous close price and are expressed in absolute terms and in percentage terms. Th

Creating wealth over the long run eventually boils down to managing your money better. You quite often find that people with the same level of income end up with vastly different amount of wealth just because one plans his savings and investments bet

Millennials are the next generation of the baby boomers. It is the young crowd that is tech savvy, has a good education and has joined the productive mainstream. We can argue that investing essentials remain the same for everyone, but here is the cro

The GDP growth for the June quarter has fallen to a 7 year low of 5%. That is just one of the indicators. PMI manufacturing and PMI services are showing loss of momentum. The latest core sector growth is tepid at 2.1%. But the biggest signs of a slow

The first indications of the slowdown in growth were already there when the August policy was announced but there have been a lot of critical data points that came out post the August policy which hint at pressure on growth. GDP growth for June quart

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its meeting on 04th April and announced a 25 basis point cut in the repo rates, largely along expected lines. This is the second consecutive rate cut from RBI under new chief Shaktikanta Das, after a 25 b

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are a relatively new investment vehicle in India, offering an opportunity for investors to gain exposure to the real estate sector without the complexities of owning physical properties. Introduced by the Securit

The new financial year has just commenced and it is time to revisit your investment plan for the year. Where should you invest and what sectors and stocks to avoid. But maximizing your returns is not just about these questions. It is a lot more compr