I have never been a big fan of traditional life insurance plans such as endowment plans, money back plans etc. Traditional life insurance plans provide low life coverage and poor investment returns. Hence, such plans are better avoided. When we talk about life insurance plans, the first name that typically pops up in your mind is… Continue Reading
When it comes to financial planning, everyone wants to leave behind an asset for their families. Nobody wants to leave behind a liability. And when it comes to your house, you want to ensure that your family inherits your house and not your home loan. Repayment of a home loan is a long term activity.… Continue Reading
State Bank of India has recently come out with a home loan product, SBI FlexiPay Home Loan scheme. As with all the SBI home loan products, it has created a lot of buzz among the prospective borrowers. In this post, I will discuss the important features of this scheme and what makes it different from… Continue Reading
Most home loan borrowers face the dilemma of whether to use their monthly savings to prepay their loan or set it aside for emergencies. In most cases, the extra money just sits in their savings accounts earning below par (and taxable) interest. A home saver loan lets you have the cake and eat it too.… Continue Reading