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| December 26, 2007 | | How to read your ULIP statement
You bought a unit linked insurance plan, ULIP, from your agent thinking that it is the best insurance product. However, when you see your ULIP statement you are more than confused. Here's some help to decipher your ULIP statement.
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| December 20, 2007 | | Financial freedom: You CAN achieve it!
Do you know what is meant by achieving financial freedom? How can you know if you have achieved financial freedom for yourself or your family? Financial expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.
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| December 13, 2007 | | Bank loan rejected? Find out why
Soon banks and housing loan finance companies will be able to know if you make up for a good borrower or not. CIBIL, and TransUnion has announced the development of the CIBIL TransUnion credit score that does just that.
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| December 06, 2007 | | 5 principles of financial planning
Do you know how easy it is to do your own financial planning? Just follow these five golden rules and you can achieve financial freedom for you and your family?
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| December 05, 2007 | | Credit card statement made easy
Does your credit card statement confuse you? Do you fail to understand the heads mentioned on your credit card. Here's to help you understand your credit card better.
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| November 27, 2007 | | Choose your travel insurance with care
Travel insurance is necessary since it pays for financial losses in different situations. Here's why you must choose your travel insurance plan painstakingly.
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| November 26, 2007 | | 15 financial problems at a glance!
Here's a look at 15 financial problems that you must have encountered in your life. Do you know how to overcome them and become wealthy? If yes, then we would love to hear from you.
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| November 22, 2007 | | 'Financial freedom is a relative term'
Do you know what financial freedom is all about? Is it possible for you to achieve financial freedom as and when you want to? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.
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| November 21, 2007 | | Planning your retirement? Consider inflation
Do you ever give a thought to how inflation can eat into your retirement corpus. Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar answered queries related to the issue and about financial planning for the young.
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| November 05, 2007 | | Is this the right time to sell your shares?
Have you made profits on your stock market/mutual fund investment but don't know when to sell your shares and take home the money? What's the right time to sell? What if the markets go up further after you sell? Are such questions worrying you?
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| October 02, 2007 | | Planning finances in your 20s? Here's how
Do you know how the young should start planning their finances as soon as they are into their first job? What should they do? How should they plan? Here are a few tips to help the young with their financial planning.
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| September 28, 2007 | | Credit cards: My nightmarish experience
We aksed Get Ahead readers to send us their experience of using credit cards and debit cards. Here are a few responses that list the advantages and disdavantages of using both the types of plastic cards.
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| September 26, 2007 | | How to read your mutual fund statement
Most mutual fund investors fear their monthly statement that teh fund houses send them. Here are a few things that can help you read your MF statement to your satisfaction.
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| September 25, 2007 | | Do you need a financial planner at all?
Financial planners only give advice for which they charge their clients a handsoem amount. But do clients gain anything from their advice. Uma Kannan takes potshots at the modern-day breed called financial planners.
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| September 24, 2007 | | Want to get married? Pay your bills on time
Credit bureaus keep a track of all your bills. Be it credit cards, phone bills, or EMIs. They have all in their records. If you ahve a good credit history you get rewarded for it in terms of low cost loans otherwise you may not even get a loan.
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| September 20, 2007 | | Salaried employees and their tax issues
Are you a salaried employee and a bit confused by how much tax your employer is deducting at source from your salary? If at all tax is deducted at source, do you know how to plan to save taxes? Get ahead tax expert has the answers.
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| September 17, 2007 | | 'I have seen the ugly side of credit cards'
We asked Get Ahead readers to send in their opinions on the credit card vs debit card debate. Here are a few interesting and harropwing responses from readers about their credit card experiences.
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| September 12, 2007 | | How home loans help you save taxes
The average age of person/s having own residential homes has come down from 42 in 2000-01 to 31 years in 2006-07? Do you know how this has become possible. Tax sops on home loans is the biggest catalyst to begin with.
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| August 29, 2007 | | Being scrutinised by the IT department? Here's help
Do you know under what circumstances do you get scrutinised by the income tax department? What should you do if you are asked to attend in front of an assessing officer? Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan has the answers.
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| August 28, 2007 | | Best options for saving your tax
Get Ahead tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan tells readers about the best options to save taxes in a chat on August 21.
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| August 09, 2007 | | Mediclaim, Section 80D and your tax saving
Can money used for buying mediclaim be used to claim deduction under Section 80D. If yes, then what is the maximum amount you can claim for this deduction?
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| August 07, 2007 | | How fund managers pick stocks for YOU
S Nagnath, President and CIO of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund in an extensive interview talks about his fund's investment strategy, his team of fund managers and why some of his company's funds have a huge portfolio of 50 to 60 stocks.
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| July 27, 2007 | | Not yet filed your tax returns?
Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan answered tax-related queries on the eve of the July 31 deadline to file tax returns.
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| July 26, 2007 | | Have you filed your tax returns?
Are you scared of the penalties that will be levied if you fail to file your IT returns before the July 31 deadline? Can't you file your returns after July 31? If yes, then what are the penalties? Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan offers some advice.
Debit vs credit cards: Take your pick
Do you know what are the pros and cons of using a credit card and/ or debit card? Here's a simple take on which is better and which is not.
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| July 18, 2007 | | Are you in a debt trap? Here's help
Have you run into a debt trap becasue of your over-indulgence with credit cards and personal loans? Here are a few ways that can help you to get out of this debt trap.
Tips to avoid common insurance mistakes
It is human tendency to expect returns if you are paying money to buy insurance. However, insurance is not investment. Here are some tips on the mistakes to avoid while buying insurance.
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| July 16, 2007 | | Getting married? Tips on financial planning
Have you ever thought of how to manage your finances with your spouse after marriage? Do you know what are the important things you should discuss with your would-be-spouse before marriage? Here's to financial planning and your marriage.
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| July 12, 2007 | | How to survive in an expensive city
If you think that surviving in an expensive city is next to impossible, then here are afew simple tips that will help you do just that.
Why you must file your tax returns
Tax and financial planning expert Mahesh Padmanabhan advises that it makes sense to prepay your home loan if you have surplus funds.
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| July 10, 2007 | | SIPs: Is gradual withdrawal a good strategy?
Mutual fund expert T srikanth Bhagavat told Get Ahead readers about what to do with their SIP investments in mutual funds, now that the stock markets are once again at their peak.
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| July 02, 2007 | | How to secure your financial future
If you are interested in a future filled with financial security, wealth management expert Sanjiv Mehta has a few valuable tips for you.
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