Now, you have a say in any change in the terms of the loan; Banks/NBFCs must provide borrowers with an option to switch over to a fixed rate while transparently disclosing…
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RBI Holds Interest Rates: Who Wins, Who Loses
Reset on home loan and other floating rate loans to be made more transparent. This measure would not make interest rates beneficial for you, but you would have more rights…
Your Money: US Rate Hike – What It May Mean For Us
Fed’s decision in July will indicate the course of action going forward There is a lot of attention on what the US Federal Reserve is doing, and rightfully so. To…
RBI MPC: Deposit And Lending Rates Remain On A Steady Path; Life Goes On As Usual, For Now
Inflation projection lowered a tad, other projections remain same. Once every two months, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India meets to review interest rates and…
When, Why, How Of Portfolio Review
When we review our portfolio, we typically compare investment A with investment B, check their performance, and if needed, weed out the non-performing ones. While that is relevant, what must…
MC Explains | The Difference Between Debt Duration Fund And Duration Call. Choose Wisely
Debt fund investors will benefit once interest rates begin to fall. But nobody knows for sure when interest rates will start to go down, although market experts have begun making…
As RBI Hits Pause, We May Have Seen Last Of The Rate Hike Cycle
Inflation is expected to ease, reducing chances of future hikes. The Reserve Bank of India will act on rates, if required, but that’s in the future. As the six wise…
Your Money: No Fear, Our Banking Structure Is Robust
There is no case for a contagion, at least till this point of time. We often perceive safety or quality by the colour of the skin. It is common knowledge…
More Scope For Deposit Rate Hike
As liquidity in the banking system is neutral now from surplus earlier, there would be competition among banks for deposits, which would push up rates. Bank deposit rates have moved…
What Message Will The US Fed Have For Indian Investors?
With inflation still elevated and the banking sector facing a question mark, the world is looking at this week’s meeting of the Federal Reserve. But that doesn’t mean you should…
How Many More Interest Rate Hikes Can We Expect From The Reserve Bank?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the repo rate, the rate used to signal interest rates in the economy, by 2.5% in a pretty short span of time,…
Your Money: Dividend Yield Stocks – A Less-Risky Bet
Your Money: Dividend yield stocks – A less-risky bet. The conventional appr-oach to equity investing is that companies that are doing well, are the better ones, worthy of investing. There…