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    The investments thread

    most of the terms have a basic dictionary meaning which can be easily found online. If you are unable to understand them in the specific context then do post here so that it can be explained and others will also benefit from the layman's explanation. Learning about personal finances is a life...
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    Fisheries training in Mumbai?

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    Q-TV2 doesnt split sound through both speakers

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    Changing demat account

    I had suggested that since that is my case. The reason I'm not getting pestered "maybe" because I don't have too much networth in a single account. NEFT transfers hardly take 3-4 hrs in my case, but you will have to plan this at least one day in advance. If you are into heavy trading and not...
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    The investments thread

    He will have to pay income tax irrespective of the bank deducting it themselves. These things will come under tax planning. and depth should be debt. @OP, This is going to be a never ending exercise, you'll have to research a lot, understand the various investment options, their pros-cons. Your...
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    The investments thread

    Right this moment, start an FD for 2/3 months, whichever will give you an interest of 6 to 8 %. It will always be better than the interest earned by keeping the amount in the account as it is. Decide on the exact investment later, short term/long term plans, diversifications etc. You can close...
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    Changing demat account

    HDFC also has similar services, a few colleagues have that and there are no complaints yet. It would help if you separate your primary banking account and the demat account. No personal experience with any of those mentioned above. slightly O/T but I just wanted to add a positive note regarding...
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    Maximum funds one can keep in bank account?

    @blr_p Inflation is always a yearly figure. So it will also compound. http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Rate/Long_Term_Inflation.asp Another interesting thought for the salaried individuals here. If your annual hike is less than the annual inflation, you are essentially earning...
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    Car & Bike lost my bike's RC book

    A colleague of mine had lost his RC book long time back. Used the car without the RC book as suggested by @TheIndian. Now he wants to sell the car for which an RC book is absolutely required. An agent told him to make a Police complaint of "Lost RC Book" along with any available documents as...
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    Tejpal charged with rape of woman journalist

    Why would you hope for such a thing? Guilty until proven innocent? Isn't "I hope justice is served" a better line of thought.
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    Car & Bike Best Automatic C+ Segment Sedan

    congrats @max_demon It's Das Auto. German for "The Car". http://www.ehelp.com/questions/10437281/what-does-das-auto-mean
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    CPU/Mobo Help me troubleshoot

    Do verify if the monitor cable or the monitor itself is faulty before troubleshooting the other items. The beep sounds mentioned in the above post have specific sequence and their meaning can be found in the motherboard manual or by searching for "asus p8h67-v beep codes". Asus Link
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    Microscope for Home Use - Pls Suggest

    tagging @terence_fdes also check here http://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/suggest-a-microscope-edit-bought-radical-rxl-4b.149036/
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    SBI FD Premature Withdrawal Penalty ?

    in addition to what @mathewvp posted above, You need to specifically select the option of a tax-saving FD while investing. Tax saving tag is not applicable for all 5 year FDs too and there may be a few 5 year FDs which are not under the tax saving category.
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    Guide Scrypt based Mining PC - Build Log & How To

    what pool are you using? They will usually have a setup page. For GPU mining cgminer version should be 3.7.2 and below. The bare minimum requirement is "server name/port", "username" and "password". check this page to get started. https://www.wemineltc.com/gettingstarted A very useful option...
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    Smart Investment

    About health insurance. You'll have to consider the fact that at some point of time you might not be under cover, eg. when switching jobs, temporary unemployment, employer who does not provide health insurance etc. You can individually buy a policy at any time. The premium changes based on your...
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    Guide Scrypt based Mining PC - Build Log & How To

    @vyral, https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison. I tried this with my 5770. getting decent rate of about 175KH/s. Works well enough to heat the room during the winter, don't think it will be possible to run this in the summer. @aasimenator have you tried the sgminer with modified...
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    CPU/Mobo How to get into BIOS setup for my Mobo?

    Try a PS/2 keyboard. This might sound stupid but try using a different USB port.
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    Review GadgetShieldz.in - Nice customer service

    @rakesh_ic The item was delivered at the address it was supposed to. Work places have dedicated desk/personnel to handle mail/couriers etc and if the delivery guy knows about this, the item will always be delivered there. A call to the buyer is only required when address is difficult to find or...
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    Guide Scrypt based Mining PC - Build Log & How To

    Where did you buy the items and prices for those please. TIA.