ReLakhs.com completes 5 years! I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I started blogging! Five years is a long time in the blogosphere, and I’m glad to still be around 🙂 Actually, this post was ideally due in the first week of June itself. Since I was out-of-station and had to take-up other priorities, I […]
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My List of popular Fee-only Financial Planners in India (Part-2) | Based on my interactions & observations
It’s been more than 10 years that I have been self-employed in ‘Personal finances’ field. I had donned the role of a trainer cum financial planner for the first five years and a blogger in the past 5 years. I like both roles as they give immense opportunities to meet many people, understand their personal […]
Best ELSS Mutual Funds to invest in 2019 & beyond | Why to Pick ELSS Funds for Tax Saving?
In the past couple of years, mutual funds have gained huge popularity in India and the major credit for that goes to the exceptional performance provided by these schemes & the huge variety of options available for investments. The popularity of the mutual fund industry can be observed from the 2.52 crore active SIP accounts […]
How to exchange Old Currency Notes? | Soiled or Damaged Bank Notes – Latest Refund rules
The word ‘rupee’ has been derived from the Sanskrit word rupyakam, meaning a silver coin. It owes its origin to rupiya, issued by Sher Shah Suri in 1540-45. Today, the Reserve Bank of India issues currency under the RBI Act 1934. The first currency (bank) note of Rs 5 was issued by the RBI in […]
Latest Sovereign Gold Bonds Issue FY 2018-19 : Details, Features & Review | Series II to Series VI
Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme is an indirect way of investing in Gold. Instead of buying physical gold, investors can buy gold in paper form through Sovereign Gold Bonds. These bonds track the price of gold, plus an extra interest amount is paid on the investment. The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of […]
Where all Aadhaar is needed to be linked? | Supreme Court’s latest Judgement
Aadhaar card has become a hot topic of discussion in India. Government of India is linking each and every aspect of life to Aadhaar, be it your PAN, Bank account, EPF UAN, Mutual Fund Folios, Demat Account, Insurance Policies, Mobile Number, Govt Subsidies (like LPG), Death Certificate etc., However, the Supreme Court has earlier extended the March […]