The finance minister presented the Union Budget 2026 today. While this year’s budget did not tinker with the tax slabs under the old or the new tax regime, it did have a bit of good and bad news depending on your investments and expenses. Let’s look at some of the key announcements in Budget 2026.… Continue Reading
Gold loans are a quick way to access secured credit. Moreover, given propensity of Indian households towards gold, this is also an asset. RBI has released a draft circular (Lending against Gold Collateral-Directions, 2025) for gold loans and has made important changes to how gold loans shall be doled out in the future. Of course,… Continue Reading
Has your credit card application been rejected? If yes, do you know the reason? The banks usually do not tell and just reject the application. If you have recently started working and had applied for your first credit card, a reason for rejection could be the lack of credit history. Also known as ‘No Credit… Continue Reading
There are many ways to own gold. You can buy gold coins, gold biscuits, or even gold jewellery. You can also hold gold in financial form. Gold mutual funds, Gold ETFs, and Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs). SGBs deserve special mention since these bonds also offer 2.5% interest. No other form of gold ownership pays you… Continue Reading
A gold loan is a quick way to raise funds in times of need. In an earlier post, we had discussed gold loan products from the State Bank of India. With such gold loan products, you can take a loan against physical gold and jewellery. However, purchasing physical gold and gold jewellery is not the only… Continue Reading