It’s month of November and most of us will be heading for submitting our investment proof to our employers in next few months. During this period tax planning takes a centre stage due to the last opportunity to invest for… Read more
Understanding benefits of Systematic Investment Plan
Arun, working with a media company in Mumbai, is worried over his savings. He is about to get married to his longtime girl friend. The only saving Arun has is a small FD, but considering high inflation, it may not… Read more
What You Need To Know About Capital Gains And Taxes
A crucial element of investing is managing how much tax you will owe on your gains. Taxes are sometimes overlooked or considered after the fact, but capital gains (depending on the security type and holding period) can have a big… Read more
Demonetisation actually bodes well for equities, here’s how
Demonetisation move may be helping bond prices to surge, but this could well be a prelude for another rally but in equities, now bleeding with overseas investors dumping emerging market stocks amid spiking US Treasury bond yields. Reason: Domestic bonds… Read more
Should you invest in global funds now?
This year may not begin on a positive note for the Indian equity markets. Even on the last Monday of the year, the markets tanked to a seven-month low. While 2016 saw fluctuating fortunes for Indian equities, 2017 isn’t expected… Read more
All you wanted to know about MF monthly income plans
Myths about MIP Monthly Income Plans or MIPs seem like a good and wide umbrella which will protect the investors from the vagaries of the market weather. It is mostly PERCEIVED to be “a risk-free product which will deliver regular… Read more
The SIP formula for Mr & Mrs retired
Post Retirement period obviously means a cautious outlook and often conservative investments. The retirement corpus hardly gets invested in Equity Mutual Funds. Given the inflation and longevity being the real challenges, it would be helpful to leverage equity asset class… Read more
It is time to realign your debt fund strategy
The flooding of liquidity in the banking system following the demonetisation move has led to an impact in the debt markets also. The high amount of liquidity means that there is enough liquidity available for use in the system and… Read more
Do you know the right time to invest in a mutual fund?
A common question from a lot of investors in mutual funds is whether this is the right time to invest. There is a lot of debate and thinking behind selection of when to invest but this could be an effort… Read more
Wealth managers favour short-term debt products now
Wealth managers have tweaked their fixed income strategies after the US Fed’s move to increase rates by 25 basis points and the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep rates unchanged last week. While earlier they were allocating more money… Read more