Efficient Gold Investing


wealthymattersIn unsettled times, gold remains relevant. It is an asset of the last resort. It comes in handy in times of personal and social crisis. If you have amassed a fortune, it makes sense to geographically disperse it to ensure that all eggs are not in one basket. Moreover gold tends to be a good hedge against a depreciating currency and can be freely bought and stored abroad to be converted to any currency of choice as needed. A further plus is the lower gold rates abroad. So, for readers who have written in to ask about alternatives to BullionIndia, if you can deal with larger quantities of bullion,there is a better option: BullionVault.

The best gold and silver deals are listed on the international professional bullion markets—where most trade and government industries and banks trade—not the Mumbai Wholesale market. But this market only deals gold in 400 oz good delivery bars, which cost around $500,000(3crores) each. The silver bars weigh 1,000 oz. This puts the best prices out of reach of most private individuals. Further good delivery bars are stored in accredited vaults. The vaults have a high minimum monthly charge, so you would need about 15 of these 400 oz gold bars, worth around $7,000,000(43crores), to make it economic for you to open an account yourself. The large starting balance tends to make the system inaccessible to many private customers. With the help of online trading such as BullionVault, you’re able to obtain information from international gold markets and own gold bars. It’s a good thing that you’ll also enjoy cheaper prices in terms of storage. So whether you are purchasing or selling, expect to find top notch international gold prices. BullionVault offers none of the free storage and zero commission on sales that BullionIndia offers. But the small fees are reasonable if you are dealing with larger amounts. You will make back these small expenses in the better rates you get. Also you will be offered priceless security and guarantees.  Read more of this post

New Notes For Old


wealthymattersIf you are stuck with soiled and mutilated notes,you can get them exchanged and the RBI has prescribed the rules to do so:

RBI terms a  note as soiled when it becomes dirty due to normal wear and tear and also when two pieces are pasted together in such a way that both the pieces actually belong to the same note and form the entire note with no essential features missing. Such notes can be exchanged for full value over the counter at any bank branch. And, as per the RBI’s rule this type of note has to be accepted by the bank branch, even if you are not a customer of the bank.

According to the RBI, a  mutilated note is one of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces.For Rs 5/10/20 you get the full value back if the area of the single biggest undivided piece of the note presented is more than 50 percent of the area of the respective denomination. If the biggest area (piece) is less than or 50 percent of the area of the note, you won’t get any money. If your note is of Rs 50 denomination or above, you will get full value of the note if the area of the single biggest undivided piece is more than 65 percent of the area of the respective denomination.But, if the biggest piece is between 40 percent and 65 percent of the area of the respective denomination, then you will get half the value of the note back. And, if the biggest piece is less than 40 percent, then you won’t get any value back and you will have to let go of the money

 

So Glad To Have A Wish Come True


wealthymatters.comIn my post here:Link,I mentioned developing an online map of Mumbai on which women could mark spots where they faced harassment and where the timing of incidents would be recorded.The data could be analysed to better deploy limited police resources.I’m happy to discover that there are now 3 such initiatives:

http://www.socialcops.org/jagaranment

https://indiaoye.crowdmap.com

https://akshara.crowdmap.com/main

So ladies,start logging incidents,lets fight back and reclaim access to public spaces.

Secret Millionaires Club


wealthymattersNothing like cartoons to painlessly learn some profound lessons and wise-up.Here are some for you to watch with your children.Your bound to learn some interesting things about business and investing.

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Srivastava’s Hussains


wealthymattersGuru Swarup Srivastava, who created a stir in 2004 by signing up maverick artist late M F Husain to create 100 paintings worth Rs 100 crore is putting up for sale 25 pieces the master had managed to complete before the deal went awry.

Just two years after hitting the headlines with the deal, Srivastava plunged into infamy when the Central Bureau of Investigations launched a probe into a Rs 235-crore loan NAFED had extended to him to import iron ore, but a part of which he diverted to make real estate investments. Months later, Delhi police’s Economic Offences Wing booked him for defrauding two chartered accountants and the Enforcement Directorate booked him for money laundering.

Ringed by financial troubles, Srivastava was unable to fund his Rs 100-crore project with Husain. But the artist kept his side of the pact by delivering 25 paintings for the Rs 25 crore advance he had received. Srivastava now hopes to use these paintings to pay off his dues and start life afresh.

Incidentally, in 2006, due to some controversial paintings Husain had done, he was charged with hurting the sentiments of people and faced several lawsuits. Husain then left the country, living in self-imposed exile in Doha and London, where he died in June 2011, aged 95. Read more of this post