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The price of buying time: What egg freezing costs in India

New Delhi, March 10 -- For many urban women, egg freezing is increasingly becoming part of long-term life planning, much like buying insurance or investing for retirement. But unlike most financial go... Read More


How to shift your MF portfolio from an MFD to an RIA

New Delhi, March 5 -- For investors keen to move from commission-based mutual fund advisory to fee-only advice, a common question is: How can I shift my portfolio from a mutual fund distributor (MFD) ... Read More


Why your premium credit card perks just got smaller: The big squeeze on banks

New Delhi, March 2 -- It's raining devaluations for credit card users. Major issuers such as HDFC Bank, American Express, SBI Card and ICICI Bank have reworked their credit card reward structures over... Read More


Why your premium credit card perks just got devalued: The big squeeze on banks

New Delhi, March 2 -- It's raining devaluations for credit card users. Major issuers such as HDFC Bank, American Express, SBI Card and ICICI Bank have reworked their credit card reward structures over... Read More


Claiming HRA on rent paid to parents and relatives will be harder from 1 April

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The new Income Tax rules have proposed a change for claiming house rent allowance (HRA) that may affect claims where the rent is paid to parents, siblings or any other relative. ... Read More


Why mutual funds are emerging as the default investment choice

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Mutual funds are fast becoming the first port of call for Indian savers. What was once viewed as a sophisticated market product is now edging closer to a mainstream savings vehic... Read More


Are Reits the right way to own top commercial real estate?

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Real estate has long been a favoured asset for Indian investors, but owning commercial property comes with high entry barriers. Large upfront capital, long-tenure loans, tenant m... Read More


Next trillion dollars of India's mcap could create more wealth than the last: Raamdeo Agrawal

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, says the next trillion dollars of India's market capitalization could create more wealth than the last. Drawing ... Read More


GIFT City allows Indians to build global portfolios: Sandeep Batra

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- As cross-border capital flows gather pace, Indian investors are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets. At the Mint Money Festival, Sandeep Batra, head of international we... Read More


Rs.20 crore and still not enough? Rethinking retirement planning

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Retirement planning has always been about one deceptively simple question: how much is enough? Yet in today's world of rising lifestyles, volatile markets and longer life spans,... Read More