“The desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race.” – Gerald M. Loeb. Besides commercial value, traditionally we (Indians) like to buy and hold the investments in Gold. We now have different ways to buy and invest in Gold namely ; Jewelry, Gold Coins, Gold bars, Gold […]
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My List of popular Fee-only Financial Planners in India (Part-3) | Based on my interactions & observations
In my constant endeavor to provide right investment advice to our blog readers, I make sure that whatever information provided here is UNBIASED. I am proud to say that ReLakhs.com is one of the very few personal finance blogs in India that has nothing to SELL. We do not have any product or service to […]
Top 5 Best Online Term Life Insurance Plans 2020 | Comparison & FAQs
If death is certain, can insurance be optional? If life is unpredictable, insurance can’t be optional. As an earning member of a family, having adequate life insurance cover is a must. That’s the basic building block of Financial Planning Pyramid. Most of us may have a perception that buying a Term insurance plan is a […]
My Latest Stock Portfolio | Direct Equity Investments (Shares)
It’s been exactly 15 years since I have been tracking the Indian Stock Markets. My first investment in stock markets was in Ashok Leyland scrip in 2004. I remained invested in this stock for just 3 days only. I would have monitored the price of this stock for atleast 100 times over those 3 days. I vaguely […]
Top 5 Best ELSS Mutual Funds 2020 | Tax Saving Equity Mutual Fund Schemes
For salaried employees, the deadline to submit the provisional tax saving investment proofs is fast approaching. Most of the employers collect the documents in the month of January. During this period investors/employees who have not commenced their tax planning generally rush to buy life insurance policies or some other tax saving investments. There is one […]
RBI’s statistical data on Indian Household Investments & Savings (2018-19) | How & Where do we save & invest?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the latest volume of its annual statistical publication, ‘Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy – 2019′ on 15th Sep, 2019. Through this publication, the Reserve Bank has been providing time series data on various Economic and Financial indicators for the Indian economy. You can find lot […]