In an era of free capital flows, it is difficult to say what level of reserves would be just right for the economy

-By Kiran Nanda

Federal Reserve in its meeting on 17th September stunned the Financial Markets by not increasing its Target rates by 25 basis points as was widely expected. Initial reaction was surprisingly a selloff in stock markets across the world. In normal course absence of rate hike should have been positive from risk appetite point of view.

-By KP Jeewan

The architects of 'financial communication' have to be more imaginative if they wish to touch people’s hearts and earn their embrace

-By Dharmendra Satapathy

Today, India stands at the cusp of a major change – a transformation that could lead to unprecedented economic growth paired with radical improvements in the country’s socio-political environment. Over the past two decades, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by more than $1 trillion, and in the process, bring millions of citizens out of poverty into the burgeoning middle class. This country’s target should not be less than $10 trillion in the next two decades.

-By Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao

Considering the average hotel unit cost per day for a consumer is likely to grow at 4% annually between 2006 and 2015, timeshares may look like good bargains. But with escalating costs of travel, food and local sightseeing, and Indians planning to increase their travel spend by 17% in 2015 for a holiday, is buying a membership to a vacation rental with a lot of fine print to read into, a good deal after all?

-By Manju Latha Kalanidhi

While a lot is being discussed and written on Smart Cities, these discussions tend to focus on lofty urban planning perspectives and complicated economic hypothesis

-By Anuj Puri

When the manager of a mutual fund that’s given you great returns over the long term quits, should your portfolio follow him? Not quite

By Hiral Thanawala

Digital wallets are fast changing the way people perform financial transactions. e-Wallet connects directly to users bank account

-By Tarun Birani

The popularity of public provident fund (PPF) comes as no surprise. Over 20 years, an annual contribution of Rs 1.5 lakh could grow to over Rs 72 lakh which is almost 48 times the annual investment

-By AN SHANBHAG AND SANDEEP SHANBHAG

The Chinese market crash threatens to derail the Indian recovery in its wake

-By Kiran Nanda