Should you buy or rent your home?

Should you buy or rent your home? 5

Owning a home is perhaps the biggest and most important dream of an average Indian family. Due to its inherent socio-economic nature, ownership of a home goes beyond pure financial considerations. Renting a house on the other hand is acceptable for the sake of convenience and financial constraints. So, how do you decide whether to buy or rent your home?

Impact of global financial meltdown on us

Impact of global financial meltdown on us 6

Greed & Fear have been and would be the two indisputable factors that would drive the markets. Factors that led to this global meltdown are linked to subprime lending losses in US (3 trillion dollars and counting according to some estimates).

Income Tax deduction simplified

Income Tax deduction simplified 7

Some one had once said “the best things in life are free, but sooner or later the government will find a way to tax them”. Over the past few years, the Government has steadily whittled down tax exemptions available to the common man. Thankfully, there are some still available that allow deductions from our gross income.