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Tax saving investments: Here's what you need to know If you haven't already completed your tax saving investments it's time to do it now and here's help on how to do it.

How are people investing in MFs? Find out Data shows that in the first eight months of 2015-16, some 35 lakh new investors put their money in mutual funds. Best health insurance plans for single seniors: ET Wealth-PlanCover.com The market is flooded with products, with as many as 24 firms in general insurance and many life insurers offering various types of covers. How to gain by timing the index Every investor dreams of buying low and selling high. One of the ways of going about it is timing entry and exit based on market valuation. Should you invest in ELSS or Ulip to save tax? While ELSS is a pure investment product, an Ulip's primary objective is not to give investment returns but to offer insurance cover. Where TDS is applicable and how to avoid it Cleartax.in lists the incomes and transactions on which TDS is applicable and how one can avoid it. No quick pick up in corporate earnings expected As economic revival is slow, corporate numbers are expected to remain muted for a few more quarters. In an uncertain stock market caution is the key for investors It's all very well to dream of making a killing in a falling market. What investors should do instead, is cover risks and think it through before putting their hard-earned money to use.

Financial Calculators Plan your car Car cart! Use this calculator to find out if it is worthwhile to shift your home loan to another bank? Just enter the data and click next. It's that easy. Home Loan Refinance Should you refinance your home loan? Find out how much you will have on retirement with different combinations of savings, percentage returns, time to go and tax rate. More Calculators

Here's how pulses are pushing up your food bill Food products have registered a higher inflation compared with most other products, as per the recent CPI inflation figures. Mistakes that will make you an ineffective leader There are ways to spot and correct leadership mistakes and grow your influence over other people's decisions and actions. Budget 2016: Why FM Arun Jaitley should lower TDS rates Anomalous 10% TDS rate is much higher than the average tax rate on income. 10% TDS rule hurts seniors because their income is mostly from interest on deposits. How to ensure that your parents are insured right Rising healthcare inflation has made higher insurance covers, particularly for senior citizens, a necessity. High surplus, regular saving to help Babu meet all goals "I want to know if the mutual fund schemes I have invested in are good. Is there a need to shift to some other funds?" — Babu S How to change TAN data online The online process to change details on the TAN database by a person or entity to whom TAN has been allotted to deduct tax from a payment made to another. How credit cards are different from debit cards The way a credit card works is different from the way a debit card. Here's few major differences in their usage and working. Increased output, high margins make HPCL analysts' favourite HPCL's fundamentals will improve further if the government continues to rollback subsidy. Startup Surpluss.in helps companies sell excess inventory This Delhi-based startup is aiding manufacturers sell overstocked products and consumers buy those at a discount. Book review: Easy guide to mutual funds by Value Research These 62 top-rated schemes are classified into five distinct categories based on the role they play in a portfolio.

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