With several new hotels in the pipeline, travellers will not only enjoy higher bargaining power but also save on inaugural packages.

On paper, every investor knows that the four main investment vehicles that comprise his portfolio are equities, gold and cash, bonds and real estate.

Waqar Naqvi, CEO of Taurus Mutual Fund, feels the budget could push up the markets, but fears that the retail investors may not participate in the rally.

The economic recovery may not be as sturdy or swift as you think. It's likely to be curtailed by inflation, fiscal squeeze and monetary tightening this year.

Despite expert advice that you must spread tax-saving investments over a year, you are again scrambling to exhaust the Rs 1 lakh limit before March. Help is at hand with this ready reckoner for all options that qualify under Section 80C. Take your pick.

Did you know you are required to pay tax if the value of select assets exceeds a certain limit? Find out more about wealth tax and ways to avoid it.

While getting a good price for a product or a service makes for a savvy buyer, it is equally important to be an intelligent consumer, by getting value for your money.

Run these checks to ensure the credibility of an NGO before donating to it.

If you thought offshore accounts were used only to park illegal funds, think again. They could be your ticket to legal tax savings and diversification.

According to the Income Tax Act, losses under ‘house property’ can be carried forward even if the return is not filed on time. The loss can be carried forward for the next eight years and can be set off against income under the head ‘Income from house property’.

In the first in a new series on financial concepts, we explain one of the most important profitability ratios — return on equity — its usefulness and constraints.

Making the NPS mandatory and more attractive should be a high priority for the government.

Certain perks given to an employee are taxable. In case of interest-free or concessional loans, the difference between the prescribed interest rate and the rate paid by the employee is the perk value for which he is taxed.

An LLP combines the ease of running a partnership with the limited liability of a company.

The Budget is, at best, a window dressing — there’s something for everybody, but there are no sweeping changes or reforms to rev up the economy.

The IT Act is saddled with dozens of exemptions. It’s high time they are knocked off.

One should invest in diversified equity funds or balanced funds.

The Congress-led coalition has been elected to govern the country, not to please the stock market.

Gold ETFs can be bought and sold like any other share or security on the stock market through a broker. You need to have a demat account in a bank or a depository partner, and a trading account with the broker.

Ensuring that your assets benefit desired members of the family after your death is neither a complex nor an expensive exercise.