New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest monetary policy review marks a shift to "calibrated tightening", with a 25-basis-point increase in the repo rate to 5.50%. The repo rate ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- The past couple of weeks have been rather painful for the insurance industry. The regulator, which has the dual responsibility of developing and regulating the sector, has clearly... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- If you are a salaried employee contributing to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), there is some news for you. The Centre has finally raised the monthly wage ceiling for mandat... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- For most Indian households, succession planning is closely tied to real estate. The property bug usually bites early because the ultimate aim is to ensure that you at least leave... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- As I write this, a friend is trying to settle a health insurance claim for his daughter. The insurer denied cashless treatment on the grounds that the condition for which she was... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- There's growing excitement around FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early - and everyone appears eager to get on that bus. Sadly, most conversations around FIRE converge on j... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Over the past month, Mint Money has been examining the issues plaguing health insurance portability. It began with our reporting on health insurance retention rates, where one of ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Nothing stings quite like having a health insurance claim rejected for no apparent fault of yours. Yet, this is a risk policyholders may unknowingly face when they port their heal... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- For many NRIs, ageing parents become the strongest reason to return home. Years ago, a techie friend who had planned to settle in the US made the difficult decision to move back ... Read More
New Delhi, July 25 -- Recently, a friend in the armed forces told me he was considering premature retirement. That's not unusual. Many people leave the forces after completing pensionable service to s... Read More