A father put his three year old daughter to bed, told her a story and listened to her prayers which she ended by saying "God bless Mommy, God bless daddy, God bless grandma and good-bye grandpa."

The father asked, "Why did you say good-bye grandpa?"

The little girl said, "I don't know daddy, it just seemed like the thing to do."

The next day grandpa died.  read more

Now that the B -- day is over, it is time to look at the impact of budget on your savings, investments and tax planning.

Tax talk

Let us first do a reality check on whether you gain anything from the new income tax provisions, which increased threshold limits, after the additional education cess of one per cent.  read more