Ten best money moves for 2016

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Tue, Dec 29, 2015 | 09:33 AM IST ET Wealth Newsletter Fine print of claiming tax benefit on life insurance premium decoded The tax benefit on premium paid for a life insurance policy is an important additional advantage of life insurance. Making digitized policies mandatory will give e-insurance a boost: Subbarao Mukkavilli, Karvy Insurance Repository An insurance repository is a facility which allows policyholders to digitize their insurance policies or, in other words, hold their policies in a demat form. Ten best money moves for 2016 These 10 decisions will ensure that your portfolio yields better returns, your transactions become savvier and your finances improve in the new year. Here are the consistent outperformers among equity MFs Evaluate every equity mutual fund scheme on the basis of its performance each year over the last five years to know its worth. ET Wealth-PlanCover.com health insurance ratings: Best plans for older couples Given the rising cost of health care it is becoming increasingly important to insure oneself. Here's help in choosing a cover. Will RBI's new base rate guidelines help borrowers? The RBI has come up with a new lending rate formula to make banks pass on policy rate changes to borrowers promptly. Here's how effective it can be for you. Quote of the week "Challenge is to win trust of customers" Anuj Mathur Family Finances Focused investing to help meet long-term goals An early start to planning means that Prathap Salian will not have much problem saving for his goals. Financial Planning Learn from financial mistakes made in 2015 to get ready for 2016 Learn from your investment mistakes—be it in real estate, banking or commodities—in 2015 and understand how to go about setting these right in 2016. Money-making venture Startup portal SHEROES helps women find jobs This Noida-based startup, dedicated exclusively to women job seekers, focuses on helping women find jobs during various stages of their lives. Entrepreneurs How the Rs 160 crore StarAgri is helping farmers manage their produce Our aim is to connect with 25 lakh farmers. We want to become every farmers' dream partner in their success 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 Five years for us, 5 wealth opportunities for you! A correct answer could win you exciting prizes like gift vouchers from Indiatimes Shopping of worth Rs 25 lakh. Here's how to go shopping on websites of global retailers Before you go shopping on foreign web stores make sure you know all about cost and delivery for a smooth online experience. Will banking sector pick up in the coming year? Find out Though non-performing assets will continue to increase in the coming quarters, the market may soon start discounting the expected improvement in fundamentals. Karvy's India Wealth Report 2015: Equity scores over gold According to the report, the total individual wealth in financial assets showed an increase of 19% in 2014-15 over 2013-14. How to do banking using basic mobile phones Basic mobile users who do not have a smartphone may still check bank balance, view mini statements and initiate a fund transfer using the National Unified USSD Platform. More Newsletters ET Mutual Fund A weekly round-up of the top news and views from the mutual fund industry. Markets Watch Round up of stock, currency, bond, money and real estate market ET Investment Opportunities Property, Stocks, IPOs, NFOs, Mutual Funds and latest investment options in your inbox. Daily Newsletter Special stories that round up the major developments of the day. 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