Are Your Bank Deposits Safe?

The bail-in provision in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill (FRDI) has retail depositors worried. Outlook Money examines the contentious provisions.

Be Prepared To Fight Cancer

An adequate insurance plan to meet the expensive treatment cost of the disease is a must, says ANAGH PAL

The Dynamic Diamond City Of India

As industries continue to flourish and prosper, Surat remains the dominant destination for trade and business.

Inflation Risk

Inflation risk is a systematic risk that is not transparent. It exists in the overall system and cannot be avoided.

'Markets Should Gain In 2018, Albeit At A Slower Pace'

Wondering which way markets are headed in 2018? Look no further. True to his style, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala gives straightforward answers to Malini Bhupta’s rapid-fire questions

Landscape Shift In Pink City

Jaipur is the new face of tranformation with its changing landscape due to significant infrastructural growth and better transportation.

Starting On A Clean Slate

When embarking on your financial life, chances of committing mistakes exist. Make sure you do not repeat them.

Size Matrix

The never-ending debate on the optimum asset size of a fund and how to tackle them in your portfolio.

Saving For Retirement

It takes discipline to regularly invest and work towards a nest egg, than be sorry as you approach retirement and find insufficient funds, says Anagh Pal.

First things first

Amitesh Das’s immediate priority should be to lay down the basics that will help meet even the long term goals easily

A Strong Foundation

Make life insurance count by taking the right policy at the right stage in life and for the right quantum of cover.

Take Half Chances But Not With Your Insurance

A rope is as strong as the yarn or strands that it is made up of.

How To Borrow Smartly And Realize Your Financial Dreams

Digital revolution is changing the lending environment and the way consumers borrow. Majority of borrowers now prefer to apply for loans online, especially young borrowers. At the same time, increasing consumerism is another factor that is driving people to embrace life on credit. This mantra to use credit to realise life’s aspirations is becoming the way of life for an entire generation.

Non-annuity payout options possible under NPS

Hemant G Contractor, Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), talks to Prashant Kapoor about how recent changes have made NPS more attractive and where the future acceleration will come from.

The Land Of Willus

Wilpattu is an unexplored wildlife sanctuary that serious wildlife enthusiasts should explore.

The World of God

That is how Rudyard Kipling described Spiti in Kim and that is what I experienced when travelling to this mountain valley

No New Aadhaar Linking Deadline Yet, But Service Providers Remain Adamant

Supreme Court Bench has issued an interim order for extending Aadhaar linkage, but telcos and banks continue to ask for it without stating a deadline.

How To Fund Your Dream Holiday

International travel doesn’t come cheap, but there are ways to fund such trips. Travellers should plan ahead and invest for the goal instead of dipping into savings or taking a loan.

North Sikkim: Nature At its Pristine Best

The unspoilt beauty of this state is a treat to the eyes and the soul. Anagh Pal gives a first-person account of a weekend trip to the ‘abode of the gods’

India's GDP Will Grow At 9 Per Cent Only If Net Exports Surge: Debroy

Year-end GDP growth may inch up to 7.5 per cent.

Juggling Roles And Goals

When you have kids, your financial needs go up, strike a balance else you might fail to achieve your financial goals, says Preeti Kulkarni.

When The Banks Refuse

Peer-to-peer lending provides opportunities to both borrowers and lenders, creating a new way to dip for money when needed, says Shipra Sharma.

Making It Cumbersome

The new SEBI rules for mutual fund categorisation and rationalisation is not completely going to benefit investors, says Narayan Krishnamurthy

Jabalpur

With development projects kick-starting in full swing, Jabalpur’s landscape is set for a makeover

Systematic And Unsystematic Risk

You cannot live without risks, but you can work towards managing them by accepting that there is nothing like risk free returns

Twilight Zone

The phase when children grow out of your home either because of their marriage or their careers can be a tightrope walk, by Preeti Kulkarni

How To Risk Proof Your Business?

Taking on risks can leave most businesses vulnerable but having an insurance cover assuages any unforeseen setbacks, says Anagh Pal.

The Essential Ulip Exit Checklist

Once you realise Ulips are not what you imagined, the urge to exit goes up and that is when you need to know where you stand for a hassle free exit.

The Year Of Digital Money

The presumption that we are moving to a cash less society is passé. In 2015, Akodara, a small village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat went cash less. It was possible for this nondescript village to go cash less because ICICI Bank adopted this village. Other factors like a mobile phone in each of the 200 households with about 1,000 people in the village which is primarily into farming and milk production helped this move. The only other place in India, where there is no exchange of cash is among the Sentinelese, who inhabit the Andamans.

Choices Galore For IPO Investors

The primary equity market in 2017-18 has seen a growth of over 100 per cent over the previous record high in FY 2009-10