How to play the interest rate game now? – version 2.

posted by Sreekant in Banking, Borrowings, Economy, Investments, Sreekant's scribbles on 21/12/2011

I had originally posted this topic earlier on 24-8-2010. Click here to read the same. But since then, a lot of water has flowed and there is a perceptible change in Indian economic landscape and hence the interest rate outlook. RBI in its mid quarter review on 16-12-2011 has left the key monetary parameters unchanged [...]

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Is technology a boon or bane for financial consumers?

posted by Sreekant in Banking, Borrowings, Credit cards, Investments, Sreekant's scribbles on 03/12/2011

We live in the technology age. The world around has changed beyond recognition in the past couple of decades or so. We now live in the age of instant communication & transaction. From the time when we had to book a trunk call to speak to someone residing 25Km away, we are now in the [...]

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Does SB interest rate deregulation benefit you?

posted by Sreekant in Banking, Blogs, Borrowings, Economy, Opinion, Sreekant's scribbles on 01/11/2011

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its quarterly monetary policy review on 25th October 2011 made a radical change to the interest rate structure in the country. The interest rate on the humble savings bank (SB) account was deregulated fully, much to the surprise and against the wishes of the banks. This rate was [...]

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Cash withdrawal on credit cards incur interest from day one.

posted by Sreekant in Borrowings, Credit cards, Do You Know? (DYK), Financial tip of the week, Sreekant's scribbles on 29/09/2011

Do You Know # 6: Cash withdrawal on credit cards incur interest from day one. Credit card transactions usually enjoy a free credit period of maximum 50 days (20 days from the end of the billing cycle of 30 days) provided you have settled your earlier dues in full without rolling over credit by paying [...]

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