
Babar Zaidi
Senior Editor at The Economic Times
Personal finance writer at Economic Times.
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2 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Babar Zaidi
Despite RBI's repo rate cut, VTP Realty CEO Sachin Bhandari believes home loan rate reductions won't significantly boost housing demand. He suggests stock market volatility may drive investors towards real estate for stability. VTP Realty CEO Sachin Bhandari The RBI has reduced the repo rate further, raising hopes that the reduction will get transmitted to banks and other lenders. Will a cut in home loan rates boost demand for homes?
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2 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Babar Zaidi
Did you listen to her when she nudged you to buy a bit of the yellow metal every year on Akshaya Tritiya? Had you listened to your grandmother and bought gold on Akshaya Tritiya, your investment would have earned handsome returns. Rising geopolitical tensions and widespread economic uncertainty have pushed gold prices to almost Rs 10,000 per gram. Gold bought on this auspicious day has delivered double-digit returns in the past 25 years.
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3 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Babar Zaidi
NewsTime to get into debt funds: Which ones should you pick? The interest rate cuts by the RBI and falling inflation have boosted returns of debt mutual funds. Find out which category of debt fund should you buy nowDebt funds are on a roll, thanks to the rate cuts by the RBI and the decline in inflation over the past few months.
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1 month ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Babar Zaidi
Rebalancing the original asset allocation controls risk and can protects your portfolio against the next crash. But just like most retail investors could not control their greed when markets were rising, they may not be able to overcome their fears in the current downturn. Investors who rebalanced their portfolios in September 2024 when markets were zooming suffered much less. Whenever markets go into a tailspin, investors start thinking about asset allocation.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Babar Zaidi
Babar ZaidiTHE ECONOMIC TIMESUpdated: Sep 18, 2024, 15:14 IST ISTThis year’s Budget has made the National Pension System a compelling investment option. If given enough time to grow, investment in the NPS can transform the lives of investorsMany investment options that used to be tax-free have now become taxable. Long-term gains from stocks and equity funds are taxable beyond ₹1.25 lakh. Dividends get taxed at the slab rate.
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Gold has proved your grandmother right Had you listened to your grandmother and bought gold on Akshaya Tritiya, your investment would have earned handsome returns. Gold bought on this auspicious day has delivered double-digit returns in the past 25 years. https://t.co/aUDOqEy0g4 https://t.co/c2lUZjAcPl

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