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Annual Information Summary (AIS)

With the launch of new Annual Information Summary (AIS), there will not be much scope for taxpayers to hide their income in their income-tax returns.The income tax department launched Annual Information Summary (AIS) this week on its portal that not only contains a comprehensive outlay of the taxpayer information but also allows the taxpayer to submit feedback on the provided informationWhat is

20 Powerful Lessons from the book 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

Award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.This awesome book 'The Power of Habit' explores the science behind habit creation and reformation. The book reached the best seller list for The New York Times, Amazon.com, and USA Today. It was long listed for the Financial Times and

Whats new in the 2nd edition of 'The Autobiography Of A Stock'

The all new, and an even more powerful 2nd edition of the national bestseller 'The Autobiography of A Stock' is out now. Since its launch in April 2018, 'the Autobiography Of a Stock' has touched many hearts, and elevated many lives.The story of Gobind and Mr. Stock will be etched in memories for a long time. But the story just does not end with Gobind learning to successfully make profits. Any

14 Fantastic Lessons from the book 'Make Your Bed' by William H McRaven

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. Read many such life impacting lessons that US Navy Admiral William H. McRaven learnt from his stint in US Navy.Admiral William H. McRaven made a speech in 2014 about the life-changing principles that he learned during his navy years. He spoke about how these essential lessons helped him overcome challenges during his naval career and

Bank Deposit Protection Cover from DICGC

Banks do fail. And when a bank fails, the only respite a depositor has is the insurance cover offered by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). Know in depth of this insurance, and how to get smarter and get covered for more than the standard insurance of INR 5 lacs...IntroductionThe interest rates are low, and the investors are getting lured into investing in new banks

Covered Bonds - a risky bet

Covered Bonds, at the face of it, seems to mitigate significant risk since they have an additional collateral cover to account for defaults. But the devil is always in the details.What are Covered Bonds?Covered bond is an instrument via which the investors lend money to an entity (corporate or government) and earn income from this investment. Though this is also true for any other government or

28 deft lessons from the book 'Death' by Sadhguru

Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? What if death was not the catastrophe it is made out to be but an essential aspect of life, rife with spiritual possibilities for transcendence?Sadhguru dwells extensively upon his inner experience as he expounds on the more profound aspects of death that are rarely spoken about. From a practical

RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020

In the current debt market where interest rates are low and investments may be at credit-risk as well as interest-risk, RBI Bonds come as a breath of fresh air for many investors looking for a lumpsum debt based investment.About the RBI BondsThese bonds have been made available for subscription on July 1, 2020, and you can invest in these bonds through public sector banks and select private

NO MORE EMAILS from 'Elevate Your Life' Blog

Every time we used to post a new blog post in our blog 'Elevate Your Life', an email notification was sent to all email subscribers of the blog, notifying them about the new blog post. This is ending. Find out what you need to do to stay tuned to the blog...What was happening until now?Whenever a new post was written in our blog (Elevate Your Life), there was an email that was sent to all the

Smallcase : Is it big enough?

Smallcase is not a theme, innovation, strategy, process, or idea. It's a private limited financial services company. Let us understand in-depth about smallcase before we start investing.Before we understand Smallcase, we need to be clear on the concept of Stock Basket, since this is the core of the services that this company offers.What is a Stock Basket?Stock Basket is a collection of stocks.