- Sunday, November 29, 2009, 16:26
- General Info
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Life Insurance provides risk cover which no other investment option offers. Following are the advantages of Life Insurance: It provides full protection against risk of death. Encourages and forces compulsory savings as the saved money cannot be withdrawn and premium has to be paid regularly. Provides loan to tie over a temporary difficult phase and is also acceptable as security for a commercial loan. Provides tax benefits to policyholders. Hedges risk against uncertai..
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- Friday, March 20, 2009, 1:15
- Finance
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Government-backed bonds have traditionally attracted conservative investors. But fixed deposits took the sheen away from them last year after banks offered between 10 and 11 per cent yields. However, with fixed deposit rates coming down, the trend seems to be reversing. India Infrastructure Finance Company, for instance, is targeting retail investors for a Rs 2,600 [...]
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- Thursday, October 23, 2008, 2:34
- Income Tax
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The subscribers of the post office savings scheme, which attracts tax-free interest accrued on deposits of Rs one lakh and Rs three lakh on single and joint accounts respectively, may have a reason to cheer soon. The finance ministry is closely looking at a proposal for upward revision of the tax-free interest deposit limit.
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