Personal loans have become a popular choice amongst people who are looking for quick funds to cover a big event or are planning a luxurious vacation and need some backup cash or are in some emergency and need urgent monetary assistance. Interest rates play a major role in determining your potential EMI for the personal…

Are you a conservative investor who is looking to invest in some safe financial instrument? If the answer is ‘yes’ then you can, among other instruments, invest in a fixed deposit. Besides FD, one can also explore the prospect of investing in small savings instruments, or post office savings schemes. These schemes include PPF (public…

Are you planning to apply for a personal loan but are confused whether to go for a secured loan or an unsecured loan? Many banks and Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) provide personal loans which may or may not require collateral. However, before you choose one, it is important that you first completely understand your…

Daksh Gupta, CEO and co-founder of Greptile, a Y-Combinator-backed AI start-up based in San Francisco, shot to fame recently for a long post he wrote on the ‘X’ platform where he wrote about his start-up’s culture of long working hours. He mentioned that typical workdays start at 9 am and end at 11 pm and…

How can a private trust benefit a differently abled child? Who should be appointed as a trustee? And how can utilization of the trust’s assets be effectively controlled? Establishing a private trust to safeguard the financial future of a differently abled child offers significant advantages over other forms of security or investment. Unlike general financial…

If you have a big credit card debt and believe that the bank will simply forego it since the debt is unsecured, then you are being delusional. A credit card company has all the right to take the defaulter to court. While most credit card users feel that the only implication of non payment of…

Some people like to keep the money in their Employees’ Provident Fund untouched even after retiring to let it continue to accrue interest. However, certain rules come into play with this, involving taxes, the interest accrual period, and the duration for which the funds can remain unclaimed.  Here’s how it all works. Remaining a member…

Before applying for a personal loan with any bank, NBFC, or fintech, make sure you check the eligibility criteria. Without fulfilling the eligibility criteria, your application will be rejected resulting in disappointment. The credit score plays an important role in personal loan approval.  The other factors include the individual’s age, income, employment, KYC, debt-to-income ratio,…