Investing is easy! Figuring out ‘where to invest’ is the hard part. Irrespective of my quantum of earnings, I have been judiciously saving money for making investments. As I opined, it can be a challenging task to identify right financial investments. I too learnt the investment lessons the hard way only. I have been investing […]
Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds Taxation Rules FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21) | Capital Gains Tax Rates Chart
Capital asset typically refers to anything that you own for personal or investment purposes. It includes all kinds of property; movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, fixed or circulating. Capital assets are further classified as Financial Assets and Non-Financial Assets. Financial assets are intangible and represent the monetary value of a physical item. Stocks (Shares) […]
What is Indexation of Mutual Funds and why is it important for you?
Your investment in long term debt funds should reap you good returns on maturity, right? But what if these returns come under the axe of tax? How do you stop that from happening? The simple answer to that is Indexation. Indexation is a financially prudent measure to reduce your tax obligations on your returns. You […]
List of all Popular Investment Options in India – Features & Snapshot
India has one of the highest ‘net savings rates’ in the world (the national saving rate is about 20 per cent of GDP). However, the net savings rate as a % of GDP has been steadily declining since 2011-12. The other day, I was going through the IRDA’s annual report and noticed that the Domestic saving declined […]
Best ELSS Mutual Funds to invest in 2019 & beyond | Why to Pick ELSS Funds for Tax Saving?
In the past couple of years, mutual funds have gained huge popularity in India and the major credit for that goes to the exceptional performance provided by these schemes & the huge variety of options available for investments. The popularity of the mutual fund industry can be observed from the 2.52 crore active SIP accounts […]
Top Mutual Fund Schemes to invest in 2019 | Best Equity Funds for Long-Term
The capital markets, globally, have been quite volatile during the current calendar year and are likely to remain so in coming times on account of various factors such as US Fed rate hikes, volatile oil prices, intensifying trade conflicts and sanctions. Though the Indian financial markets have also been affected by these factors, the volatility […]