Financial Planner Pankaaj Maalde suggests that Sharma build an emergency fund of Rs 5.1 lakh, which is equal to six months’ expenses, and a medical buffer of Rs 10 lakh for his mother. Here's what his financial goals include.

No investment portfolio would have escaped the impact of coronavirus and the consequent financial troubles. Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in your financial plan in the following quiz and find out where you stand and what you need to do.

We can do a lot without spending money, and money well spent can do a lot. Let your money help you and those around you live better. Rather than lying meaninglessly in expired bonds, unaccessed PPF accounts, unused vases and unworn dresses.

The number of Indians who left during the grace period till October-end is 1,34,281, the Indian Embassy here said in a statement.

In a notification issued Friday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) allowed tax exemption to donations under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, on the grounds that the structure would be a “place of historic importance and a place of public worship”.

Apart from Paranjpe, HN Motiwalla, Rammohan N Bhave and Thomas Panamthanath are other independent directors of the company while TC Suseel Kumar is a nominee director on the board of LIC Mutual Fund Trustee.

BR Shetty landed in Abu Dhabi with $8 in 1973 and turned his sweat into a personal fortune worth billions.

The committee will consist of four Democrat and three Republican senators. Democratic senators include David Frockt, Manka Dhingra, Christine Rolfes and Rebecca Saldana and Republicans include senators Randi Becker, Tim Sheldon, while one member is yet to be named.

​​ET Wealth studies the quality of papers held by the five largest schemes of different debt fund categories to see if investors should be worried.

While investing a debt mutual fund, one should make sure the category suits your time frame.

The current slump in the stock market presents an opportunity to accumulate more mutual fund units.

Many individuals have become extremely careful about their personal finance in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and mounting concerns about possible job and pay cuts. Many of them have suddenly turned enthusiastic investors.

Credit risk funds have always been vulnerable to its investments of up to 65% (and more) in the lower-rated instruments. To earn higher returns than the rest of the debt categories, the fund manager buys high-yielding, low credit quality bonds.

Each scheme has a specific investment objective that tells investors what the scheme aims to achieve - it can be capital appreciation, regular income, liquidity etc.

"It is informed that the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India, Dubai, have started a database to register Indians wishing to travel back to India under COVID-19 situation. The details can be entered through the website of the Embassy by following the link 'Register in Database of Indians to Travel Back to India under COVID-19 situation'," India in Dubai tweeted.

Where unit-linked policies mature and fund value is to be paid in lumpsum, Life Insurers may offer staggered settlement option to policyholders. This onetime option is regardless of whether such option exists or not in the specific product.

Spurred by the insurance regulator to come up with Covid-specific products, several such plans have flooded the market in the past month or so from players such as Star Health & Allied Insurance, Bharti AXA Health Insurance, etc.

Psychology says your identity is the way you define your uniqueness through your past, present and future.

If the economy tanks into a recession, you and everyone else are at risk of losing his job. Finding a new job in a recession will be a massive challenge and hence you need a battle plan.

RIL shares rises 7.5% after Facebook deal

Sensex sheds 310 pts; Nifty ends below 9k; banking, financial stocks drag

Sensex ends two-day losing run, Nifty just shy of 9,000

Sensex rises for 2nd day, gains 371 points; Nifty just short of 9,400

Sensex sheds 242 pts, Nifty slips below 9,200; financials top drags

GST: Compensation shortfall seen at Rs 30K cr, next Council meet to take up the issue

Transmission of rate cuts to improve further: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

Beaten down banking and industrial stocks likely to outperform in near term: Taher Badshah

Pick stocks that will benefit from global supply chain reshuffle: Jitendra Gohil

FDI flows from neighbouring countries will be affected due to new screening rules: Shardul Shroff

Insurance one of our favourite picks, avoid NBFCs: Manishi Raychaudhuri

Don’t expect oil prices to go beyond $30 this year: Manish Singh

Still believe that the market will have a sharp V-shaped recovery: Sunil Subramaniam

MSME loan losses will rise sharply if economy takes time to revive: Amitabh Chaudhry

Rotate your money in telecom, pharma & utilities sector: Krishna Kumar Karwa

Cannot say markets have bottomed out: Nilesh Shah

Lockdown was easy, opening up to require a lot of confidence: Rashesh Shah

Be extremely cautious and don't get swayed by the sharp bear market rallies: Dipan Mehta

Very sharp U-shaped recovery is a strong possibility: ASK Investment Manager

Everything that shines is not gold, it could be silver: Jim Rogers

The Maharashtra government has decided to make available its bus services free of cost from Monday to facilitate travelling of people stranded in various parts of the state to their homes during the lockdown period, transport minister Anil Parab said on Saturday.

Report suggest the plant operated between 1997 -2019 without valid environment clearances.

South Korea's capital has shut down more than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos after dozens of coronavirus infections were linked to club goers who went out last weekend as the country relaxed social distancing guidelines.

Everything that shines is not gold, it could be silver: Jim Rogers

Covid-19: ‘Prepared for worst situation’, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Coronavirus testing: Over 15 lakhs tested till now for COVID-19, informs Harsh Vardhan

Amit Shah dismisses rumours about his health, says he is not suffering from any disease

Afghan peace process: America recognises India's role, says US Envoy after meeting S Jaishankar

Lockdown 3.0: Migrant workers clash with cops in Surat, over 100 detained

Coronavirus in West Bengal: 11 deaths, 108 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours

Nepal: Chinese protesters arrested after clash with police, 6 cops injured