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We tell you why you should not buy equities alone and help you strike the middle path between risk and return. Lisa Pallavi Barbora writes. Why diversification works

Rich content from the Web, in your living room on your television set. Sounds good? Here's how. Gagandeep Singh Sapra writes.

The know-your-client form may look innocuous but this document can turn a mutual fund investor's life upside down. Kayezad E Adajania and Joel Rebello report.

How the Budget is made: From tallying numbers to meeting farmers and industrialists, from weighing public sentiments to charming investors, mandarins and politicos mix brainstorming and secret hurdles to bring you the annual event. How the Budget is made

Village consumers are spending on branded products that have held urban appeal so far - across the food, beverages, durables, personal care and healthcare categories. Himani Chandna Gurtoo writes. Rural consumption drive | Private label juices growing in India

We look at the new genre of specially designed devices that give you the best of both worlds - or hang in-between. Gagandeep Singh Sapra writes.

Indian consumers are influenced in their choice of beauty, fashion and luxury products and services by a burning ambition to succeed, to stand out and be appreciated for it. Anita Sharan writes.

India is in the midst of a crippling economic slowdown. So that means there will be fewer jobs this year, right? Wrong... Himani Chandna Gurtoo shed light on the job market in India.

Inform your bank, approach banking ombudsman, go to the appellate authority and, if all else fails, move court. Vivina Vishwanathan writes. Tips to avoid frauds

All that glitters is not gold, but consumers are not complaining. They are increasingly buying costume jewellery with fancy designs as gold prices spiral. Pooja Biraia writes. Costume jewellery market in India

Choose insurance plans to first get a safety cover, then to save tax. Fix goals, assess risk appetite, make asset allocation and then scout for products. And, do this at your own pace and not under deadlines, reports Deepti Bhaskaran.

Consumers are increasingly getting conned into buying smart fakes of well known or luxury brands as their growing aspirations find them chasing famous labels. Rachit Vats reports.

Gupta, a budding investor, and Suri, a techie with an idea, had a deal: a first for both. It was at the peak of this century’s worst economic crisis, but they were undeterred. Capital was the issue now. Yashwant Raj reports.

India is finding new occasions to have tea, its favourite hot beverage, in exotic flavours and blends. Pooja Biraia writes.