Loans and Credit
Understanding Loan Interest Rates
How loan interest works in India: fixed vs floating, repo-linked rates, flat vs reducing balance, EMI maths, APR and the Key Fact Statement.
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Financial News and Updates
How to Read an RBI Monetary Policy Statement
How to read an RBI monetary policy statement: repo rate, stance, CPI target, what changes in EMIs and deposits, and how to ignore noise around the announcement.
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Loans and Credit
How Credit Scores Work in India
How credit scores work in India: the four credit bureaus, what affects your score, free annual reports, common myths and how to dispute errors.
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How a Loan EMI Is Calculated
How a loan EMI is calculated in India, why early EMIs are mostly interest, and how tenure and rate change what you repay.
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How to Read Form 26AS and the Annual Information Statement
How to read Form 26AS and AIS in India: TDS credits, reported transactions, mismatches, and the checks to make before you file your income tax return.
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How to Read Form 16
How to read Form 16 in India: Part A and Part B, TDS, exemptions, and how to match it with Form 26AS before filing.
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How to Read India’s CPI Inflation Release
How to read India's CPI inflation release from MoSPI, what headline inflation means for your budget, and what the numbers do not decide.
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Basics of Income Tax in India
A beginner's guide to income tax in India: heads of income, old vs new regime, slab calculation with examples, TDS, AIS, advance tax, ITR filing and GST basics.
· 8 min read
Common Personal Finance Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Twelve common money mistakes in India, from skipping an emergency fund to paying only the credit card minimum, and practical ways to avoid each one.
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How Inflation Affects Your Savings
How inflation is measured in India, the difference between nominal and real returns, the effect of tax, and how time horizon shapes your savings.
· 5 min read
How to Compare Health Insurance Policies
Compare health insurance in India on the terms that decide payouts: room rent limits, co-payment, waiting periods, sub-limits and network hospitals.
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