Best ways to invest for your child's education

Best ways to invest for your child's education The big question worrying Indian parents is: will they be able to fund their children's education? They can, if they plan ahead and take the right steps. Six pitfalls to avoid in planning your kid's education Building the fund for your child's higher education, whether in India or abroad, definitely needs planning. Choose the right tax saving option Make sure your tax saving investments fulfil your needs and match your risk profile and investment horizon. What the RBI rate cut means for investors as well as borrowers Since the RBI has always wanted policy action to be consistent with long term rate stance, this cut heralds the start of a new 'rate cut cycle'. Five things to know about contactless credit and debit cards Contactless credit and debit cards allows communication between NFC-enabled objects at a minimum distance of 4 centimetres. Quote of the week "India needs a tax system based on rules that cannot be changed on a retrospective basis. That is sheer suicide for the country." NR Narayana Murthy,Infosys Founder Family Finances Stepping up investment plans, supplementing income will help Singhs meet goals The Singhs will have to step up their investment plans, rectify the flaws in their portfolio and find ways to supplement their income to ensure a smooth financial journey. Financial Planning Why there is little to worry about retirement if you save money, gather assets? If you save money consistently and build long-term and well-performing assets along with it, there is little to worry about when you settle down to retirement. Money-making venture How EASYFix is one stop solution to all household problems How EASYFix is one stop solution to all household problems Entrepreneurs Origo Commodities: Sunoor Kaul & Mayank Dhanuka's end-to-end agri logistics management enterprise We formed Origo Commodities in 2010 starting with warehousing solutions and have since covered the entire spectrum, providing end-to end services. Financial Calculators Plan your car Car cart! Use this calculator to find out if it is worthwhile to shift your home loan to another bank? Just enter the data and click next. It's that easy. Home Loan Refinance Should you refinance your home loan? Find out how much you will have on retirement with different combinations of savings, percentage returns, time to go and tax rate. More Calculators Should you buy child-specific plans? Experts say such funds and insurance plans don't offer any special advantage when compared with generic products. Why you need to be careful before investing in sectoral funds A sector fund allows you to take concentrated exposure in a particular sector that you believe will do well in the immediate future. Where should you head online for answers to all your queries Where should you head online for answers to all your queries Take advantage of the current global volatility: Sunil Singhania The sharp fall in crude oil prices over the past few months may have led to volatility in the global markets, but it is a positive for India, says Sunil Singhania Why you should not dip into your retirement corpus to fund your child's MBA Why you should not dip into your retirement corpus to fund your child's MBA Daily Newsletter Special stories that round up the major developments of the day Markets Watch Round up of stock, currency, bond, money and real estate market IPO Watch Gives you the latest IPO/FPO related news Live-Market News Portfolio Mobile Live TV Newsletter Commodities Speed Blogs Alerts Follow Us on ET: About us|Advertise with us|Terms of Use|Privacy Policy|Feedback|Sitemap|Code of Ethics © 2015 Times Internet Limited. To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add etnotifications@indiatimes.com to your address book today. If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here To unsubscribe or edit your subscriptions please click here