• The Federal
    S Kalyanasundaram
    About the AuthorS Kalyanasundaram
    The author is a retired banker.
      RBI regulation depositors
      Analysis

      Uday Kotak may have his views, but RBI's primary task is to protect depositors

      25 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Indian rupee
      Business

      Select nations now allow Indian rupee payments; where, and how it matters

      24 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      income tax old new regime
      Personal Finance

      Opting for old income tax regime? Exercise your option carefully

      19 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Bank wage revision
      Business

      Talks, strikes, delays: Why wage revision is always a challenge at public sector banks

      16 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      futures and options
      Personal Finance

      As SEBI cautions, futures and options trading is not for the faint-hearted

      20 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Rs 2,000 note withdrawal: Clean note is stated agenda, but theres a hidden one
      Analysis

      Rs 2,000 note withdrawal: Clean note is stated agenda, but there's a hidden one

      12 Jun 2023 9:52 PM IST
      bank deposits Rs 2000 notes
      Personal Finance

      Why it may make good sense to invest in bank deposits at the earliest

      9 Jun 2023 8:50 PM IST
      buy sell stocks
      Personal Finance

      Spring clean your portfolio, weed out dud stocks as equity market soars

      9 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Total Expense Ratio TER Mutual Fund
      Personal Finance

      SEBI may change mutual fund TER rates: What is TER, how does it affect investors?

      29 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Home loan, interest rates, prepayment
      Personal Finance

      Plan to prepay your home loan? Here's why it may not be wise

      7 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Akshaya Tritiya: Why buying jewellery is not the same as investing in gold
      Personal Finance

      Akshaya Tritiya: Why buying jewellery is not the same as investing in gold

      22 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Bank locker agreement does little to help you, but you have no choice
      Personal Finance

      Bank locker agreement does little to help you, but you have no choice

      17 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Income Tax, Dividend income, Capital gains
      Personal Finance

      Should you book profit without dividend, or book loss after getting dividend?

      9 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      What makes Senior Citizen Savings Scheme the best option for elders
      Personal Finance

      What makes Senior Citizen Savings Scheme the best option for elders

      5 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      RBI Inflation repo rate
      Analysis

      Inflation matters: Why RBI cannot afford to pause repo rate hikes

      18 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Home loan and tax
      Personal Finance

      Tax debate: Does a housing loan amount to savings?

      9 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Bank, Union Budget 2023-24, capital infusion
      Budget 2023

      Budget: How much sense does zero capital allocation for banks make?

      2 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Yes Bank
      Analysis

      Yes Bank's AT1 bonds write-off smacked of negligence by RBI

      25 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Insurance good faith
      Personal Finance

      Insurance claim with pre-existing illness: Surprise decision by consumer redress body

      21 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      mutual fund investment
      Personal Finance

      For mutual fund investors, it makes good sense to skip distributors

      15 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      mutual funds, growth plan, dividend plan
      Personal Finance

      Mutual funds: Why growth plans are a better option for investors

      8 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      IFFL Nifty 50 ELSS
      Personal Finance

      IIFL ELSS Nifty 50 enjoys an edge over regular ELSS; here’s why

      15 Dec 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Nirmala Sitharaman
      Explainers

      Why FM’s ‘rupee not weak, dollar strong’ comment is not troll-worthy

      24 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST
      interrest
      Opinion

      Curbing inflation is RBI’s job; 2022 rate hikes are too little, too late

      6 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST
      How bank depositors’ interests are being neglected amid uncontrolled inflation
      Business

      How bank depositors’ interests are being neglected amid uncontrolled inflation

      1 Sept 2022 12:00 PM IST
      banks
      Analysis

      Bank privatisation: The key parameters the RBI did not talk about

      23 Aug 2022 12:01 PM IST
      cheque bounce cases
      Analysis

      Cheque bounce cases need out-of-box thinking, not special courts

      18 Aug 2022 12:00 PM IST
      RBI Das
      Analysis

      Banks can't rely on RBI funds, said Governor Das; what was the rationale?

      11 Aug 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Writing a Will, inheritance, heirs
      Personal Finance

      Writing good Wills, and other ways of passing on your wealth

      24 July 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Sensex
      Personal Finance

      Stocks performing badly? Don’t rush to sell them

      28 Jun 2022 12:00 PM IST
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