RBI Floating Rate Bonds to offer 7.15% interest from Jan to June 2021

RBI Floating Rate Bonds were introduced in June 2020 as a replacement for RBI 7.75% bonds (2018) A floating-rate bond has a variable interest rate, unlike a fixed-rate bond. When interest rates increase,  the interest payout increases and vice-versa. There is no cumulative option. The interest rate for these bonds would reset every six months….

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ICICI Pru Guaranteed Pension Plan Review: What you need to know

ICICI Prudential Insurance has introduced a Single-Premium Annuity Plan called ICICI Pru Guaranteed Pension Plan. In this review, let us analyse its features, merits and demerits and evaluate if the plan has any value to offer. What Is It? ICICI Pru Guaranteed Pension Plan is a “Non-linked Non-participating Individual Annuity Plan” About the author: Ragesh G…

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How my retirement portfolio has performed in 2020: personal finance audit

Each year, I evaluate my retirement portfolio’s performance and my son’s future portfolio in a personal finance audit. Published since 2013 these audits hopefully would encourage similar action among readers. This year, readers have started sharing their audits – How Suhas tracks his MF investments and reviews financial goals. Two more such audits will be…

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