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Key points to keep in mind while selecting an insurance policy
I am 29 years old and my husband is 30 years old. We want to buy a life insurance policy. We are looking for a policy that not only covers the family after death (till the age of 60) but also covers u → Read More
Should you go for a job-loss insurance policy?
Read the fine print before buying a job-loss policy to avoid surprises → Read More
Is it time to invest in platinum?
It is high time credit card companies rechristened their platinum cards as ‘GOLD’. Platinum prices are now almost 50 per cent cheaper to gold — $1,020/oz vs. $1,840/oz of gold.At its peak in 2008, the → Read More
‘Remove anti-dumping duty on VSF’
Textile manufacturers say move will help them compete in export markets → Read More
Lead at premium in MCX vis-à-vis LME
More producers are delivering their stock into the MCX warehouses → Read More
Product review — Max Life Smart Wealth Plan
Max Life’s Smart Wealth plan offers several premium payment term (PPT), policy term (PT) combinations, unlike in most plans in the market → Read More
F&O – Hedging tools you can use
If businesses leave price risks unattended, costs will shoot up and may derail profits → Read More
No defaults in our bond schemes in 20 years: ICICI Pru Life CIO
Our investment policy has ensured a good quality portfolio, says CIO Manish Kumar → Read More
Is US dollar's status as top global reserve currency being challenged?
The dominance of greenback continues,but rival currencies — euro, yen, pound, renminbi — are giving it a run for its money → Read More
Why investment in MCX is a good bet over the long run
Higher turnover in gold, silver futures have aided volumes; new launches can bolster revenues → Read More
Should you buy Liberty General’s Critical Connect policy?
There is a unique advantage in going for critical illness policies of general insurers, and that is ‘life-long’ renewability of the policy → Read More
Gold ETFs eye futures for that extra edge
Returns may improve on investment in exchange-traded derivatives in gold → Read More
Advantages of Option in Goods
Buyers can take or give delivery by paying premium; no margin or other extra cost → Read More
Will the rally in gold continue?
An unrelenting Covid-19 gives the metal more room to move higher → Read More
Record demand for work but no job for 1 in 5
Of the 8.17 crore people who registered, especially post Covid, about 1.8 crore yet to get employment under the scheme → Read More
Kharif sowing is promising, but it’s too early to be upbeat on output
Only 30% of kharif area covered so far; locust attack, heavy end-monsoon showers pose a risk in some pockets → Read More
Should you go for MAX Life’s Flexi Wealth Plus?
The policy offers more choices and flexibilities, but is a tad higher on cost; returns of the equity oriented fund are attractive → Read More
How to choose the right premium payment term for your life insurance policy
Shorter the premium payment term, more the savings; in an endowment plan, the longest premium paying tenure brings the most returns → Read More
Why investors need to take stock of the pesticide ban
Investors need to be cautious considering the proposed ban on 27 generic insecticides → Read More
Ending APMC monopoly: Centre bites the bullet at last
Farmers to decide to whom they will sell and at what price → Read More