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EPF account: Should you withdraw or continue?
Over a long period, EPF turns out to be a very useful instrument for retirement planning and it is not advisable at all to withdraw from it
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Bitcoin | 74% of fund managers think it is just a bubble: Bofa survey
Bitcoin has appreciated by leaps and bounds in the past one year. This has raised eyebrows and posed questions about how long this rally will last. According to the BofA Global Fund Managers Survey, 74% of the fund managers are of the view that Bitcoin is just a bubble while 7% think equities as a […]
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Insurers facing steep jump in health insurance claims amid second wave of Covid-19
As the country is going through tough times amid the second wave of Covid-19, general and health insurers are witnessing a sharp jump in Covid-related claims. Many insurers have seen as high as 60% jump in Covid related health insurance claims as compared to September when the virus was at its peak. Experts say the […]
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Delaying paperwork can burn a hole in your pocket
It is time to take your financial paperwork seriously and not blame the system and people around for those avoidable procedural hurdles
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Validity of Covid policies extended till September 30; renewal at same price for survivors
Insurers not to increase waiting period for policyholders; around 1.28 crore lives were covered by COVID-specific policies with a total premium of over Rs 1,000 crore
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This company buys fully insured gold stored in Switzerland vaults for you
Gold has historically been a great long-term investment for Indians. Since 1964, the price of gold for 1 gramme in India has increased from Rs 6 to over Rs 4,500. That’s a return of over 12% per year over 50 years for Indians who have bought gold as an investment over the years. If you […]
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Decentralised finance may be more disruptive than Bitcoin, says Bofa report
A number of theoreticians have designed ways of replicating various functions of modern finance in a decentralised way using Ethereum code
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Debt index funds are tax efficient way of earning predictable returns
Debt index funds are target-date index funds with a limited tenure with near-zero credit risk.
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Cryptocurrency Conundrum: Regulatory clarity is the need of the hour
With around 10 million people having made investments in cryptocurrencies in India, it is time the government comes up with final regulations after discussions with various stakeholders
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Should first-time investors look at passive investing?
If you are a beginner and wondering how to invest in the stock markets, then you can consider passive investing, which can be done either through exchange-traded funds or index funds
