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Having a good credit score gives you leverage while applying for a loan as it assures the lender of your creditworthiness.

MAS Team | 12 March 2022

Beware of Using Unknown Travel Portals

Last week, we received a mail from our subscriber cautioning us about a travel booking portal with numerous complaints from unsuspecting victims.

MAS Team | 15 January 2022

How to Check Whether a Property Has Pending Loan or Security Interest attached to it?

When dealing with a property purchase, the buyer is always concerned about the legitimacy of the title deeds and whether there are any liabilities...

MAS Team | 09 January 2021

How to handle personal and financial details that websites ask for

It is the age of everything online, led by e-commerce sites, which have propped up rapidly in the recent years.

MAS Team | 22 February 2020

Identity theft accounts for 77% of all detected credit frauds in India

Financial fraud is on a rise in India.

MAS Team | 26 February 2016

Not just students even professors need financial literacy

Since financial literacy levels are low in India, several people, including many highly educated ones fall into such traps

MAS Team | 19 February 2016

Bank account hacked? Here is how to get justice

Last month, bank accounts of about 23 employees from Infosys were hacked and the money was siphoned off

Yogesh Sapkale | 20 June 2015

PNB Housing Finance entices investors with as high as 15% “yield”

Financial companies regularly take advantage of the fact that most savers are not savvy enough to calculate three things: compounded returns,...

MAS Team | 29 April 2014

Capital Protection Schemes

Australian regulator has clamped down on the so-called ‘Capital Protection’ schemes. Will this happen in India?

Aditya Govindaraj | 17 September 2013

How UK Insurers Conned Annuity Buyers

We recently came across a shocking article documenting UK insurers undermining their own customers by selling pension products which paid less than a...

Aditya Govindaraj | 02 September 2013

Banksters: Should You Trust Banks’ Advice?

Over the last few years, many investors and savers have come to rely on banks for advice on investments and insurance. And why not? After all, banks...

Aditya Govindaraj | 27 August 2013

Mis-selling by Banks: The RBI does not even get it

At a time when efforts are on to augment the household financial savings, it is important to enhance the credibility of the financial system by...

Debashis Basu | 20 August 2013

Selling Trust

Financial institutions advertise heavily to sell complex products to hapless consumers. Most advertisements evoke feel good emotions regardless of a...

MAS Team | 01 July 2013

Why We Lose Money in Financial Products?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a regulatory body in the UK has pointed out that poor choices and outcomes in financial markets are a result...

MAS Team | 30 May 2013

Buying a house? Know the additional costs

It is important to consider hidden costs when calculating the total cost to find out whether it suits your pocket. It pays to know one-time, yearly...

MAS Team | 20 May 2013

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