What not to do in a 360º performance review of your boss

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What not to do in a 360º performance review of your boss Done well, 360º reviews can help leaders grow in key areas and build high-performing teams. Done badly, the same can create mistrust, conflict and low morale. How 360° performance review can actually be good for the boss The environment today needs leaders who understand themselves and their impact on others. Have you done your tax-saving right? Calculating your tax liability correctly and using the tax breaks offered under Section 80C are few points to check during your tax-saving exercise. A small SIP may be insufficient to meet your goals While the net result of the SIP phenomena is great, one can't help but notice that far too many investors are taking to SIPs in the wrong manner. From our Partners Managing Heart Diseases: Is Investing In Cardiac Care Plan The Way To Go? As Indians, it becomes especially important for us to prepare to cope against certain ailments because of our lifestyle. From our Partners Decoding the Bitcoin mania: Evaluating the risks, taxes and future of Cryptocurrencies in India Bitcoins have grown over the past few years from being an innovative reward that can be mined online that intrigued tech geeks to one of the most volatile decentralized digital currency. Appraising your boss? Here's how to do it tactfully Be fair and professional while rating your superior or giving feedback. Should you invest in the new large and mid-cap category mutual funds? Wait and watch is what experts say about this new category of equity funds. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth -3.61 -2.69 15.67 15.18 Mirae Asset India Equity Fund Direct- Growth -5.21 1.37 14.71 13.04 JM Multi Strategy Direct Plan-Growth -4.70 -2.83 10.91 12.69 Invesco India Growth Fund Direct-Growth -2.90 5.79 22.10 12.48 Kotak Select Focus Fund Direct-Growth -3.85 -0.93 11.62 12.38 FeaturedDSP BlackRock Bond Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 0.89 2.13 6.97 8.15 Start SIP Companies with rising net profit margins can be good investments for the long term Companies with rising net profit margins are efficient and better equipped to survive economic contractions. Accurate pricing and effective cost control are some of the features of such companies. Quiz: Answer these seven questions to appraise your boss An online survey by ET Wealth shows that barely one out of five companies has a 360-degree appraisal where team members grade bosses.

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Lending long-term stocks via SLB can earn you extra income: Here's how You can either hold on to your shares and wait for them to appreciate in value or lend your securities through the SLB scheme to earn money. How a lady who knew little about finance ended up wealthy after learning 3 basic rules Here's an illuminating case study that proves there's nothing too complex about finance and money. One just has to begin somewhere and keep at it. Buying property jointly? Get the paperwork right to avoid loss of tax breaks The Bangalore bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal has rejected the plea of a couple who were trying to separately claim exemption on LTCG. Should you juggle paying rent for present home and EMI for old one? Deven does not want to sell old house. He knows that it won't be easy to manage the existing EMI, the rent for the house in Mumbai, or new EMI for a house there. The cost of Facebook data scandal for Indian investors The data scandal at Facebook caused the company's shares to crash, wiping out $49.2 billion from its market cap in two days. Stock pick of the week: Why analysts are bullish on Godrej Properties Despite its high valuation and a huge fall in net profit in the last quarter, a positive business outlook and an improving balance sheet have made it top pick. SBI Magnum Global Fund: A thematic fund in making With a 10-year return of 14.67%, the fund has lagged behind the category (15.18%), but outperformed the benchmark index (11.39%). Tax Optimiser: How engineer Shastri can cut tax by submitting bills Software engineer Amit Shastri's salary is packed with tax-free perks, but he pays tax on some of these due to his inability to submit bills. MF Portfolio Doctor: Why Ravi Kiran needs to hike SIP amount Not many investors know whether they have invested in the right funds if their fund portfolio is on track. The MF doctor assesses their portfolios and gives them advice accordingly. How to make a death claim in life insurance policy The family or nominee of the insured is required to carry out the mandated procedure to receive insurance claim. Here are the steps that need to be followed. Who are market makers? Market makers are member firms appointed by the stock exchange to inject liquidity and trade volume into stocks. Corporate earnings growth good for stock market: A. Radhakrishnan, Franklin Templeton Investments "Improving earnings growth augurs well for markets," says Anand Radhakrishnan CIO, Franklin Equity, Franklin Templeton Investments India Family Finance: Why salaried Panda will have to put off other goals to buy a house Niranjan Panda, lives with his wife, a homemaker, and their 2-year-old son, in a rented house in Chennai. His goals include son's education and buying a house. Alternative investment returns monitor: For the week ending March 21, 2018 Here's a weekly tracker of returns from alternative investments. But don't compare these with traditional investments as purpose of such is vastly different.

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