9 steps to become an indispensable employee

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Tue, Apr 25, 2017 | 06:18 AM IST ET Wealth Newsletter

WHAT'S HOT #sukanya samriddhi yojana calculator, #tax filing,#critical illness,#taking a personal loan,#tax saving,#the how to of investing

9 steps to become an indispensable employee The given measures can enhance your value at the workplace and safeguard your job at a time when a lot of others are being shown the door. How much return will you earn from gold? ET Wealth takes you through four scenarios to show how an investment of Rs 1 lakh can be affected over five years as prices vary. Base your house buying decision on these parameters Real estate investments must be evaluated in the normal terms of any investment— liquidity, safety, transparency, returns and similar parameters. From our Partners Is your company making an impact on society? Read to find out How 2Good4Good establishes gold standard in ratings for CSR programs From our Partners Why is everyone talking about affordable housing? India's urban population is growing at an average 2.1% every year since 2015. Why you should not go overboard with balanced funds Balanced funds offer several advantages, including better risk-adjusted returns. But they are not a risk-free investment. 5 ways to cut costs while travelling Make your travel simpler and more cost-effective by considering these lesser known ways to slash spending while travelling. Are you an indispensable employee? Take this quiz and find out Answer these 9 questions, score yourself and then add up the scores to know how indispensable you are at work. 10 pieces of bad career advice you should ignore Well-meaning colleagues share bad tips drawn from limited personal perspectives and experiences.Ignore bad career advice. From our Partners Toshiba, committed to 'Make in India' and 'Export from India' Toshiba, committed to 'Make in India' and 'Export from India' From our Partners How Mumbai's Dabbawalas are leveraging tech by offering digital services With the world and India taking digital leaps, the dabbawalla's too have found the need to embrace technology and offer click-based services.

Financial Calculators Tax Impact Calculator This tax calculator will help you estimate your tax liability. Just input your personal income details and know how much you would be liable to pay. Home Loan Refinance Should you refinance your home loan? 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. More Calculators

Indians splurge on shopping with credit cards : Transunion CIBIL India report 9 out of 10 card users are aware that non-payment of credit card bills negatively impacts their CIBIL score and report. How your hobby can become a lucrative career option If you think your hobby has the potential of being a viable business idea, get going on arranging finances to start off. Investors should learn to cope with uncertainty instead of trying to predict the future The biggest limitation that hindsight bias brings about is the false sense of control and easy interpretation of outcome. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) fund : Outsized returns with higher risk This is an aggressive fund in the tax-saver segment, taking on higher exposure to small- and mid-caps compared to peers. Stock pick of the week: What makes ONGC a good scrip to buy Reasonable valuations, lower operational expenses, likely rise in oil production and higher profitability, among other things, have made ONGC analysts' top pick. MF Portfolio Doctor: Why Deepali should cut exposure to equities How is your mutual fund portfolio doing? Not many investors are able to answer this. This section will provide the answer. Research capability of a fund house is critical: Sundeep Sikka, Reliance Mutual Fund Investors should not be adventurous with multiple debt fund managers as the capability lies with a few says Sundeep Sikka ED & CEO, Reliance Mutual Fund Housing project launches decline in first quarter of 2017 According to a PropEquity real estate report, home launches dipped 19.46% across the cities in the first quarter of 2017. Family Finance: Ahmedabad-based Manjras will have to put off some goals Samir & Kajal Manjra, 34 & 31, have goals to save for kids' education, weddings, a car, annual vacations and retirement. All about income tax return form Sahaj ITR 1/Sahaj can be used only by individuals who have income from salaries or one house property or other sources of income. How should a single person plan for retirement A single must make every effort to maximise their retirement savings along with a budget for higher medical and living expenses post-retirement. 5 smart things to know about money markets It is a complete need-based market rather than a view based in nature and is liquidity driven, rates are determined by demand-supply of money. Start-up Happydemic offers a platform for budding music artists Radhika Mukherji and Aman Pandit, Co-founders, specialises in live performances—and you can gift them to your loved ones. Is a rising rupee good for your investments? The main reason for the appreciation of the rupee is the rise in foreign investor flows which is up by more than Rs 16,500 crore by mid-April from March. Alternative investment returns monitor: For week ending April 19, 2017 The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing. Here's a weekly tracker of returns from such investments.

More Newsletters

ET Mutual Fund A weekly round-up of the top news and views

Markets Watch Round up of stock, currency, bond, money and real estate market

Daily Newsletter Special stories that round up the major developments of the day

View All

Follow Us on ET:

About us|Advertise with us|Feedback|Sitemap|Code of Ethics © 2017 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