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Source: Live Mint For Maibam Nirbuala Devi, financial literacy came too late. Together with her family, she invested ₹48 lakh in a local scheme promising 5% monthly returns—only to find out it was a Ponzi scam. “In channels around here, the ads were about the schemes I invested in,” said Devi, who now faces mounting…
Source: Live Mint The city of Melbourne glues the stories together. A story about a father and son, a woman trying to make a place for herself in a strange land, a dancer who needs to discover freedom by freeing her own limitations, a young man trying to make himself heard in the deep gulf…
Source: Live Mint Holi 2025: The festival of colours offer a slew of money lessons for investors. We can imbibe a range of these lessons in our investing journey including diversification and significance of research that investors are supposed to carry out. Here we list out 5 key money lessons which investors can learn from…
Source: Live Mint According to data from the Swiss Re Institute, total insurance premium collections are projected to grow by 7.1% over the next five years (2024–2028). This growth rate significantly surpasses the global average of 2.4%, the 5.1% growth in emerging markets, and the 1.7% average in advanced markets. Over the next decade (2024–2034),…
Source: Live Mint A personal loan can be a panacea for a number of needs which include construction of a house, wedding at home, during an emergency, for an urgent trip, or even for higher education. However, when you take out a loan from a bank, it may impose a ‘cost’ which you were not…
Source: Live Mint If you frequently travel within India or abroad and prefer a luxurious travel experience, carrying a credit card can be highly beneficial. In addition to booking flights and hotels, certain credit cards offer complimentary airport lounge access. However, this benefit comes with specific terms and conditions. Some credit cards allow only a…
Source: Live Mint Do you regularly invest in stocks and have booked capital gains by selling some shares recently? In case you are not aware, these gains can be set off against the losses you may have incurred via another stock. This process of adjusting the loss against the gain is known as ‘tax loss…
Source: Live Mint Investing into a fixed deposit gives consistent and safe returns to investors. No wonder then they are extremely popular among conservative investors who do not wish to risk their investment in stocks. Another point worth noting is that the tenure of fixed deposit (FD) makes a considerable difference to the returns it accrues. In…
Source: Live Mint Personal loans are becoming increasingly popular in India as they are easily available and convenient. Prominent lending institutions such as: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, CreditAccess Grameen among others are rapidly scaling up loan distribution services. Also Read | 10-minute personal loans: Fast money or a fast track to…
Source: Live Mint A home loan is essential while buying a house as property prices have been on a steady rise. Home loans come with multiple options. The difference between ‘Pre-EMI’ and ‘Full EMI’ in home loans is a key metric that you should understand before you make a choice. Pre-EMI (Equated Monthly Instalments) is…
