Amar Pandit

It's her belief in the Indian talent ecosystem that inspired Radhika Mukherji to launch Happydemic. As the CEO of the company, Radhika, who is married to Bollywood singer Shaan, is striving to bring live music back into our lives.

Director Prakash Kunte's upcoming film 'Cycle' might have just booked its date with the audience. According to reports, this post-Independence film that is set in a small picturesque Konkan village will see the protagonist Keshav have an intense love affair with his cycle.

Happydemic's diversified knowledge of the Indian entertainment sector enables them to deliver customised solutions.

Marathi cinema's popular actor Abhijeet Chavan started his career on the silver screen with a small role in the 1999 Hindi film Split Wide Open, he subsequently starred in Marathi films like Shan (2006),

Banks may be busy slashing their deposit rates. However, company deposit is emerging as a tool for investors to pocket attractive interest rates.

It is time for the traditional morning-after-the-Budget review of your investment portfolio.

Though very simple, not many investors actually choose this road to riches.

Insurance agents often put together many insurance plans of different maturity and sell it to unsuspecting customers as a tax-free pension plan.

Lifestyle is a popular word these days. Your doctor associates it with certain ailments.

ULIPs are insurance plans with disparate investment options and have captured the buyers' imagination in the last few years.

With the sensex having lost 8% of its value in just six sessions, investing in equity may not seem like such a good idea right now.

Endowment plans and Ulips are promoted as products that meet the twin needs of insurance and investment, besides offering tax benefits. But what if an individual cannot meet recurring premium payment commitments? Enter, single premium plans.

Will the new Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) guidelines on unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs) make them more investment- friendly? Investment experts don't think so.

The rate hike surprise by the Reserve Bank of India is likely to upset the plans of investors who prefer safe investment avenues like debt mutual fund schemes and fixed deposits.

Individual investors are not perturbed just by the crash in the stock market, they get equally jittery when the market crosses one milestone after the other.

“Every investor is a long-term investor until the stock market tanks,’’ says Amar Pandit, CFP with My Financial Advisor, a wealth management firm.

If these advisors are to be believed, most of them would be forced to shut shops if the proposed move to make all financial products no-load becomes a reality by 2011.

"Invest in a tax-saving mutual fund scheme that has given 100%-plus returns in the last year and save taxes up to Rs 1 lakh or put your money in a bank deposit or government-backed scheme like public provident fund (PPF) or National Savings Certificate (NSC) and preserve your capital"- these are samples of sales pitch offered to investors looking for tax-saving avenues at the fag end of the financial year.