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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

"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.

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.

Suddenly, it's raining home loans on B-street. Banks, which were until recently reluctant to open their purse strings to home loan customers, are busy chasing them with teaser rates.

According to financial advisors, absence of a "proper plan'' is the main reason why many individuals fail to achieve their financial goals.

Falling markets have turned investors jittery. Even those with systematic investment plans (SIPs) are stopping fresh investments and even redeeming units.

Priyadarshan Jadhav is a super talented personality in Marathi film industry. He is not only an actor but also a director, producer, and screenwriter.

Blueprint to address four areas in your life: Risk management, wealth creation, preservation & transfer.

The first thing that any mother thinks about when she hears about her pregnancy is to provide the best for her baby.

The approval of the Women's Bill by the Rajya Sabha has raised a lot of feel good in the recent times. To put it as a major step towards women empowerment would be a little exaggeration.

There is a special gift you can give your children this Father's Day. Your kids will thank you.

Depending on how you choose to look at it, 2009 could either be the harbinger of more bad news or offer a plethora of opportunities.

Alex Mathew (name changed), managing director with a foreign investment bank, is a new entrant to the world of art collection.