Category Archives: tax

Sec 80 C Options At a Glance – Fixed Income

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Fixed Income Tax savings options under Sec 80C for all For table 1 pf postal investments the rates are for current yr and next yr as there is downward revision For 5 Yr Tax savings  Fds from banks the first … Continue reading →

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RGESS : Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

As things stand , the RGESS or Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme seems to be a dud. The full details of this scheme were supposed to come out in may … but with a paralized govt busy with President elections everything … Continue reading →

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Pitfalls for the Indian Investor

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

When a govt is so desperate for capital it could do something to make life for the average Indian Investor a little easier , but this govt like the ones before is making life hell for the average investor with … Continue reading →

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Top Tax Saving Mutual Funds (ELSS) 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

This is probably the last yr for tax savings or ELSS mutual funds considering the UPA governments goal to introduce DTC soon. As of now, if one invests wisely Equity based investments and gold based investments would still perform better … Continue reading →

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Is Inflation down in India ?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

As i see the headline Food inflation eases to 10.63% in BS, i wonder if inflation is really down and whether it means anything to the aam admi. WPI inflation numbers are meaningless to the common man when vegetable prices which generally … Continue reading →

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Debating Inflation

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

It is not shocking to see the stance taken by the CongI UPA Govt in the activities in parliament in today’s inflation debate that after its bitter media campaign by its young guns like Pilot etc being interested in debating … Continue reading →

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Budget 2009 – What matters most

Posted on February 17, 2009 by

With no changes in tax rates but higher spending toward social sector projects, Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee Monday tabled a Rs.952,231 crore (Rs.9.52 trillion/$190.6 billion) interim budget for 2009-10 that chose to give fiscal prudence a miss during … Continue reading →

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On 7% + Inflation

Posted on April 7, 2008 by

i had written about the inflation problem, the nation is facing as WPI inflation rate has doubled in the past 3 months and food prices in cities are up 40% in metros. Looks like Raghuram Rajan committee report is out, … Continue reading →

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WPI Inflation in India at 7% and climbing?

Posted on April 5, 2008 by

The WPI inflation is now at 7% and climbing, putting the Govt the fm and the RBI in a tight spot. I had expected this to happen as i wasn’t quite sure of the FMs management skills and mentioned it … Continue reading →

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