Reinvest sale proceeds from property to avoid capital gains tax
I had inherited an ancestral house in Ernakulam upon my father's demise in 1981 and sold the same in April 2000 for Rs 21 lakh.

The sovereign option opens to retail investors
The early stirrings in the government securities market have already begun. What until now was limited to only large institutional players will henceforth be a viable investment option and a lucrative one at that for the retail investor in the coming months.

`Money spells security, comfort and power'
How would I define money? That's a tough question. In one sense, it's the measure by which you judge the value of things. I would consider that the best way of defining money.


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