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Service Tax to be levied on insurance premium
The new budget has announced a service tax at the new rate of 10% on insurance premia that is related to risk coverage. The premium component that is savings related will not entail service tax. The usual risk coverage proportion varies from 10-100% depending on the scheme.

This will mean your insurance premium will go up. How much more will your insurance cost ? Find out.
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Life Insurance - Providing risk coverage
One of the principal objectives of life insurance is to provide risk coverage for your family. Life insurance companies have been trying to make insurance schemes more attractive by also combining them with savings and providing returns. We would however say that taking risk coverage schemes along with the savings padded ones would be a good method.
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Do Mutual Funds actually provide returns ?
While the past one year has been a boom period with most mutual funds returning exceptionally good returns, the other periods have seen moderate returns. So are mutual funds really worth while ?
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LIC introduces attractive new ways to balance risk and income options.
Is this the right time for a Home Loan
Loan rates are at a historical low and from all expert views, they can only go up. The best time to take a home loan might be now. The real estate markets have also been moving up in the past few months and the growth and appreciation in property values is likely to continue over the next 2-3 years. You might just have a double-edged advantage - low costs and higher returns. The home loan might be a good option.
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Buying your car is easy
Now the availability of loans, the extent to which finance companies are willing to finance your car as well as the speed and simplicity of processing applications makes this a very attraction option. If you are looking at a new car, an upgrade from your present one, or an additional one, now is the best time to take that loan.
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What tax saving options are available
While the government is removing most incentives and deductions in tax, there are still a number of them that can help you save tax and have more money to invest with. Life insurance is one such area that the government is likely not to change for the next few years. Investing in insurance will give you the risk cover, provide for some income and also help you save tax.
How to simplify your tax filing ?
Taxation procedures have been getting simpler and with technology you can take away most of the headache involvedwith tax planning and filing. There are also now agencies that take care of these for you at costs that are far lower than what you have been used to paying for.
The new mutual fund IPOs provide a good low cost entry point today. India's fundamentals are strong and returns over the next 2-3 years seems realistic.
Are good fixed income options still available ?
If you look around carefully, there are some fixed income options that are still worth having in your investment portfolio. These will help balance your investments and ensure you provide some risk-free and steady income components while trying to use other methods to generate higher returns.

Post office schemes, tax saving bonds and income generating insurance schemes might be worth looking into.
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