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IT'S EVERYTHING OR NOTHING

Cryptocurrencies are no longer illegal in India but they’re still out of the regulatory ambit. Extreme volatility and lack of government support make it a tightrope walk for investors

Train Your Brain to Face the Life

Leading a no-frills life saves him both from financial downturns and professional setbacks

‘Index is Just a Data Point'

One of the oldest financial groups with a legacy of over 150 years, Damodar Samaldas Purbhoodas (DSP), stands strong even today. DSP group’s mutual fund (MF) arm DSP Investment Managers is one of the top-rated fund houses in the country. Its business is presided over by young and energetic Kalpen Parekh, who manages funds worth more than ₹1.15 lakh crore. Parekh shared his views on various issues related to the mutual fund industry, economy and stock markets with Yagnesh Kansara in a freewheeling interview. Excerpts from the interview:

Being Early Is The New Smart

While the deadline for individual taxpayers is 31 July which does seem far, one needs to start well ahead of time to avoid last minute misses and errors

Disclose Your Finances As Duty To Your Family

With the pandemic fostering an air of uncertainty around us, it is time you disclosed all your investments, accounts and assets as well as your liabilities to your family members and also made a will

Investment is a GAME OF PATIENCE

For anyone, the journey to financial independence is full of charging bulls and bear hugs, and one needs to be alert and cautious while taking a decision

No Price Tag for Happiness

Usha Uthup, the iconic Indian pop and jazz singer, lives for the day, believes in investing for tomorrow, but more than money, banks on her inner peace

And, the Deal is Sealed, Virtually

Online auction has given a great boost to the art market with ease of accessibility at a time when most things are stuck in limbo

A Life Line Can't be a Credit Line

A term insurance and an emergency fund are must-do for the breadwinner of the family to avert an unforeseeable exigency and keep yourself out of a debt trap

Metals Harden Up On Demand Jazz

Most metals see a spike in prices on bullish market speculation over commodities rally and a rapid revival in demand from across the world

SQUARE THE DEAL, AT EASE

The insurance regulator has eased the claim filing process and plugged various gaps in the system to ensure that every genuine claim for Covid-related treatment is settled at the earliest

THE RIGHT COVER FOR THE WRONG TIME

The Covid-19 pandemic has made health insurance all the more important to us – for the safety and security of ourselves and our families. It is a challenging task to select the best-fit product for our specific needs

VAX AND VIGIL FOR YOUR ASSETS

Pandemic creates the best opportunity for you to review and recast your portfolio to preempt and protect your investments

Cover Crumbles On Fake Comorbidity Papers

Giving fake comorbidity certificates in the race for Covid vaccine is as risky as hiding pre-existing diseases and eventually being denied cover

Settle Your Scores With Broke Brokers

Investor grievance redressal gathers importance with more and more brokers defaulting. Sebi launches an online complaint filing and tracking facility for the ease of investing in the market.

‘The Future for Facilitators is Advisory'

Deven Choksey is the name which scripted the rise of stock brokerage business into the wealth management practice in India. The promoter of KR Choksey Group and the managing director of the KR Choksey Shares and Securities Private Limited has spent over three decades in the Indian capital market. In an interaction with Jyotika Sood, Choksey talks about the changing financial landscape of the country and the role of facilitators in this evolving financial ecosystem. Excerpts from the interview:

Borrowing Against the Blues

Both gold loan and loan against property have their unique features and drawbacks but if you need the funds for an urgent medical emergency, the balance tilts in favour of gold loan

Covered, Yet Battered

Rejection of insurance claims is a regular affair in the field of medical insurance, health insurance and motor insurance. Rejection by the insurer is not the end of the world. You have the right to fight for your claim

Homeward Bound

Home loan interest rates are at historical lows. Extended tax sops from the government, and favourable fiscal policies make it the right time to invest in real estate. It’s a win-win for both the buyer and the developer.

Mr Financial Fixit Fixing Finance Lives

Agents, distributors, brokers, or a little upscale, wealth managers or financial advisors. Call them by whatever name, they can unmake and remake your future with financial security.

Driving out of Darkness

A prolonged slowdown in the industry drove all segments of the auto sector into record lows but the industry shows amazing resilience to steer out of the woes and hits the fast lane.

Beyond the Raging Waves

Most investment options look foggy with the markets reeling under the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Experts suggest restraint and measured steps for investors, but push them for building an emergency fund with at least three months’ salary

Always Invert To Get It Straight

Fill up your emergency bucket, house your interests in the investment bucket, and save in your dream bucket

Post Office Savings Schemes Banking On The Age

A higher risk appetite for faster and heftier returns divides India into two sections of investors. The seniors still trust the good-old Post Office Saving Schemes, while the juniors rush for new-age investment instruments.

Wage Redefined, Pay Reduced

Introduction of the new wage code from April 1 is likely to affect take-home salary for employees across public and private sectors but ensure a better retirement package

‘Invest Across A Wide Spectrum'

Actor Masumeh Makhija believes in diversity when it comes to planning her investments

SEIZE THE DAY, MY FRIEND!

It’s always, earlier the better, when it comes to planning for the time after you hang up your boots. It’s a longterm proposition and is often tangled with a host of duties and dreams. Saving from an early life smoothens the job but a late-starter is certainly not a no-getter.

Riding The Time Machine

Covid-19 has battered non-banking financiers, assets are in the throes of defaults, yet they have proved their resilience time and again, and crossed the bar. NBFCs – which throw the lifeline to the base of the pyramid – are fixed firmly on the ground with their unmatched ability to evolve into indispensability for the Indian economy

Lower Rate A Business Booster In Hard Times

Home loan interest rates have reduced over the last few months – at a time when the entire world went through one of the toughest phases. The economies have just begun reviving. A lower interest rate is the need of the hour to support the nascent resurgence in the Indian economy, says SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara in an interaction with Outlook Money. Excerpts from the interview:

Life Cover For Lives In The Lurch

Insurance regulator has issued a diktat for life insurance policies to cover transgenders but insurers see very few takers and buyers find the products too costly, too complex