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Credit Retirement

What is the Worth of your Net Worth

One question that keeps returning to the mind very often is- “How am I doing on my Financial Front ?”. We then total up all that we have in the form of cash balance, investments, property etc. and try to derive a sense of comfort. But mostly there remains a lingering doubt as to whether or […]

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Credit Investment Retirement

Retirement Planning – How much is enough?

Retirement is a very certain, distinct and significant phase of life.  Sooner or later, we all need to retire. Despite the clear and present certainty of retirement, most of us relegate Retirement Planning to passive management. We do this assuming that there is not much to plan for retirement. We must not forget that retirement […]

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Investment Retirement Savings

Want to Create Wealth: How Much, and by When

All of us need money, and most of us need it more and more. The underlying reason for the entire science of Economics is that resources are always scarce as compared to needs. At the micro level, the same applies to all of us albeit in differing proportions. At the basic level, even the poorest […]

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Retirement

Commutation of Pension- Who Should Do, and Who Should Not !

Retirement is a reality for almost all of us, and it signifies a distinct phase of life. Looking at retirement from a financial perspective, some of the desirable requirements of retired life are : (a) No liabilities in the form of unpaid loans (b) Fulfillment of most of the major financial objectives like house, children’s […]

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Retirement Savings Tax

NPS-Additional Tax Saving With Customizable Returns

The National Pension System (NPS) is GOIs Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and all Indian Citizens (including service personnel) can subscribe to it. One can open NPS Tier 1 Account which carries significant tax benefits, and an additional Tier II account which has relatively no withdrawal restrictions, but does not provide any tax benefits. One needs […]