January | 2013 | wealthymatters

Second Anniversary

January 17, 2013 4 Comments

Wealthymatters turns two today.And what a long journey it has been!Thanks WordPress for the felicitations!

Two years ago I resolved to start writing again and recapture some of the skills I had before.So I decided to blog.Then came the debate between choosing Blogger or WordPress.The association with Google was a big plus for Blogger.In addition Adwords offered scope for commercialization.Unfortunately their templates did not load as well on my computer and so WordPress won the day.And then began my attempt to come to terms with the WordPress Dashboard…… Read more of this post

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Avoiding Inheritance Tax

January 16, 2013 2 Comments

wealthymatters As the wealthy in India take precautions against the reintroduction of inheritance tax,two methods are proving popular to avoid this much-feared tax.

One is to transfer assets to investment firms owned by heirs.

Another is to set up trusts in which the heirs become beneficiaries.

Since the inheritance tax or estate duty is a tax on the transfer of wealth after a person’s death, no duty is attracted if the assets are transferred to entities or vehicles that are not persons.

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Inheritance Tax Across The Globe

January 16, 2013 2 Comments

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China has no estate duty.

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Billionaires Whose Net-Worth Rose The Most in 2012

January 15, 2013 2 Comments

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Hubby Allowance

January 15, 2013 2 Comments

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On the left is a poster that is apparently causing a storm in China that is spreading worldwide.Wish I could read it.If you read Chinese could you confirm I have the right poster and translate it for the rest of us?

According to this poster,Xinyan and Wenhao are a newly-wed couple, and their dream is to buy a new house.And they are struggling to save up the down payment. So they decided to let the wife Xinyan manage their finances. To do so, Wenhao will keep only 1000 yuan per month for himself, and give the remaining major portion his salary to his wife. It’s very inconvenient if he does this every month.So the China Merchants Bank (CMB) offers a service called “limited gathering” which is time and energy efficient to solve their problem. With this service, the bank will check Wenhao, the man’s account everyday. Once there are more than 1000 yuan, the bank will transfer the extra part to Xinyan’s account. In addition, the bank does not charge a commission fee for inter-bank transfers.And according to the poster”Ever since they started using CMB’s capital accumulation service, Xinyan and Wenhao have got on with each other even better and lived in happiness.” Read more of this post