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December 26, 2007
How to read your ULIP statement
You bought a unit linked insurance plan, ULIP, from your agent thinking that it is the best insurance product. However, when you see your ULIP statement you are more than confused. Here's some help to decipher your ULIP statement.

December 24, 2007
Three ways to become a smart IPO investor
Investing in IPOs and selling them at a higher price on listing day has become a surefire method of making money. However, one needs to know smart ways of investing in an IPO.

December 20, 2007
Financial freedom: You CAN achieve it!
Do you know what is meant by achieving financial freedom? How can you know if you have achieved financial freedom for yourself or your family? Financial expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.

December 19, 2007
How to build an ideal mutual fund portfolio
Which are the best mutual funds that you can still invest your money in? Which mutual funds can you safely knock out from your portfolio without affecting your returns? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.

December 17, 2007
Still harassed by loan recovery agents? Here's help
The Reserve Bank of India has issued draft guidelines that banks must follow while appointing loan recovery agents. Hopefully, these should provide solace to borrowers unduly harassed by these agents.

December 13, 2007
Bank loan rejected? Find out why
Soon banks and housing loan finance companies will be able to know if you make up for a good borrower or not. CIBIL, and TransUnion has announced the development of the CIBIL TransUnion credit score that does just that.

December 10, 2007
Entrepreneurship: 'Don't take failure too personally'
Ranjit Shastri, co-founder of PSi, Inc and member of the Indian Angel Network discusses what it takes to make up for a successful business.

December 07, 2007
Financial freedom: 'Keep your lifestyle in check'
Do you know the five qualities that you need to achieve financial freedom at an early age? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar just tells you how you can do it.

December 06, 2007
5 principles of financial planning
Do you know how easy it is to do your own financial planning? Just follow these five golden rules and you can achieve financial freedom for you and your family?

December 05, 2007
Credit card statement made easy
Does your credit card statement confuse you? Do you fail to understand the heads mentioned on your credit card. Here's to help you understand your credit card better.

December 04, 2007
Expert speak: Benefits of investing in MFs
Mukul Gupta, CEO, Birla Sun Life AMC talks about the benefits investors can draw by investing through mutual funds.

November 30, 2007
Credit card transaction fees: Your responses
We asked Get Ahead readers to narrate their experiences about paying credit card transaction fees. Here, we present the best messages from credit card users as well as merchants.

Mutual funds for long-term investors -- II
In the second part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.

November 29, 2007
Money lending: 'I wrote off the money as a bad debt'
We asked Get Ahead readers to share their moneylending experiences. Here are two stories with two different endings.

November 28, 2007
Top 10 ELSS funds: Save tax, make money
Here's the list of top 10 tax saving mutual funds for the period between November 28, 2006 and November 27, 2007. Their gains far outperform the gains made by the Sensex during the given period.

November 27, 2007
Choose your travel insurance with care
Travel insurance is necessary since it pays for financial losses in different situations. Here's why you must choose your travel insurance plan painstakingly.

November 26, 2007
Money lending: 'I met two messiahs in the US'
We asked readers to share their money lending experiences with us. Here are two interesting stories from Trushant Mehta from the US and Aditi Bhattacharya from India.

15 financial problems at a glance!
Here's a look at 15 financial problems that you must have encountered in your life. Do you know how to overcome them and become wealthy? If yes, then we would love to hear from you.

November 22, 2007
'Financial freedom is a relative term'
Do you know what financial freedom is all about? Is it possible for you to achieve financial freedom as and when you want to? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has the answers.

November 21, 2007
Planning your retirement? Consider inflation
Do you ever give a thought to how inflation can eat into your retirement corpus. Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar answered queries related to the issue and about financial planning for the young.

November 15, 2007
Why mutual fund investors pay an entry load
Have you ever wondered why mutual funds charge investors in a new fund offering with an entry load?

November 14, 2007
Don't lend money to a friend, you will lose both!
We asked Get Ahead readers to send in their opinions on lending money to their friends/relatives. Here's what Sajith Marakar & Lakshmi Rajesh have to say about their moneylending experiences.

November 13, 2007
Neither a borrower nor a lender be!
Have you ever loaned money to your friend/relative and never got it back? What happens in such a situation? Do you feel hurt when the person/relative/friend who borrowed from you fails to return the amount? Tell us, dear reader.

November 08, 2007
Loan default crisis in India? Unlikely
A US-like sub-prime crisis is unlikely in India. First, borrowers in India have a different profile and banks too are a bit wary of lending to such borrowers.

November 07, 2007
'You HAVE to pay tax on stock market gains!'
Get Ahead tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan answered these and many more queries related to the tax issues on capital gains and ESOPs.

November 06, 2007
Home loans: Do not repeat these mistakes
If you had opted for floating rate home loans in 2003 and have recently switched to fixed rates then now is the time to revisit your decision.

November 05, 2007
Is this the right time to sell your shares?
Have you made profits on your stock market/mutual fund investment but don't know when to sell your shares and take home the money? What's the right time to sell? What if the markets go up further after you sell? Are such questions worrying you?

November 02, 2007
Mutual funds for long-term investors -- V
In the final part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the last best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.

November 01, 2007
Mutual funds for long-term investors - IV
Here's an analyses of 25 mutual funds that will create long-term value for you. In a 5 part series that began on September 29, here we present the fourth part of the mutual funds series.

Do you feel cheated by your home loan lender?
Can you take action against your home loan lender if the bank gives loans to new borrowers at lower rates and doesn't reduce rates on your loan? If yes, then what action can you take? Get Ahead home loan expert Harsh Roongta sheds some light on these and many other home loan issues.

October 31, 2007
Mutual funds for long-term investors - III
In the third part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.

October 30, 2007
Mutual funds for long term investors -- II
In the second part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.

'Investing Rs 70K per annum can make you a crorepati'
Becoming a crorepati should not be the ultimate aim of your investment. You should invest with the aim of creating wealth in the long-term believes financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar.

October 29, 2007
Mutual funds for long-term investors - Part I
Here's an analyses of 25 mutual funds that will create long-term value for you. In a 5 part series that begins today, here we present the first five mutual funds with the rest to follow on subsequent days.

Want to achieve financial security? Here's how
Achieving financial security for yourself and your family at a young age is not difficult at all feels financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar. Here's how you must invest to achieve your financial goals.

October 26, 2007
How education loans can help you
Do you need an education loan to fund that expensive professional education degree? Here's what you must consider before borrowing money from banks for your education loan.

October 22, 2007
The benefits of co-branded credit cards
Most credit card companies now offer co-branded credit cards. But do you know what they are and how you can benefit from using them?

October 18, 2007
Harassed by loan recovery agents? Here's help
Here are a few tips on what to do when a loan recovery agent lands up at your door step and uses abusive language or threatens your family with physical abuse.

October 11, 2007
How to make money in stocks
Price to book value is a ratio tha helps an investor find out if a stock is under valued or over valued. When used in conjunction with the PE ratio, it can help investors identify stocks that can make them rich.

October 09, 2007
Education loans for budding managers
You are into a mid-level managerial position and want to do a management course to scale the corporate ladder fast. Do you know from where and how you can get funds to finance your management programme?

October 08, 2007
The why and how of investing in international MFs
At least a dozen mutual funds have started schemes to invest Indian money in mutual funds abroad. Here's the why and how of investing in such funds.

October 03, 2007
Survey: 95% of IT/ITES respondents have no mediclaim
A survey of more than a 1,000 plus salaried IT/ITES taxpayers from Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad has revealed interesting facts about how they plan their taxes, medical insurance, life insurance and investments.

At 20, she financed her own MBA
23 year old Preeti Mehta was determined to do an MBA after her graduation. The high cost of doing an MBA did not deter her from pursuing her dreams. Here she speaks about her experience of taking an education loan and how she plans to repay the same.

October 02, 2007
Planning finances in your 20s? Here's how
Do you know how the young should start planning their finances as soon as they are into their first job? What should they do? How should they plan? Here are a few tips to help the young with their financial planning.

October 01, 2007
Top 10 ELSS funds: Save tax, make money
Mutual funds, especially the tax saver variety seems to be on a roll. Here's the list of top 10 ELSS mutual funds for the period ending September 28, 2007. These ELSS funds have made more money for you than the Sensex gains.

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