Some popular index funds in India, namely HDFC Index Fund-NIFTY 50, HDFC Index Fund-Sensex Plan and UTI Nifty Index Fund have decided to raise the expense ratios Increasing or decreasing of expense ratio is a common event in the mutual…
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Recently, there was a lot of noise on social channels about the rise in the number of unicorns from India ("Unicorn" is a term used to describe a startup company with a value of more than $1 billion). Here is…
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There is a small difference in the following 2 questions: SHOULD I invest more than Rs 1.5 lakh in ELSS funds? And next one is CAN I invest more than Rs 1.5 lakh in ELSS funds? As you would have…
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Stable Model Mutual Funds quarterly update (for the period Apr-Jun 2021) has been sent to the premium subscribers. If you are a subscriber, you would have already received the email update. If not, please check your spam folders. If you…
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Stable Asset Allocator's quarterly update (for the period Apr-Jun 2021) has been sent to the premium subscribers. If you are a subscriber, you would have already received the email update. If not, please check your spam folders. If you haven't…
If you are a salaried employee, then chances are that you have an Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) account that you regularly make contributions from your salary deductions. You might know what the latest EPF interest rates are, but do you…
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No. This is no April Fool’s thing even though it might seem like one. In less than 24 hours after announcing big rate cuts, the government took a u-turn, backtracked on its decision and reversed the rate cuts by withdrawing…
Read More PPF, Sukanya Rate Cuts Withdrawn. But take the hint & Be Ready
As parents, many of you might want your children to go abroad for higher studies. Isn't it? However, higher education in foreign countries can be an expensive goal. Though it varies from one country to another, in general, it is…
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So another financial year has come to a close. So if you want to know answers to question like what was Sensex returns in FY2020-21 or Nifty returns in FY2020-21, then here is a comparative analysis of Sensex Financial Year…
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I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (March-April 2021) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answer reader's questions related to any aspect of their personal finance. Here is the reader query about investing Rs 40,000 per…
Many people have a goal like that - to have Rs 1 crore corpus someday. Its another matter whether it would sufficient or now (read why here). But most Indians focus more on tax-saving that anything else in their financial…
In India, many PPF account holders have a habit of depositing full Rs 1.5 lakh in PPF between 1st and 5th April to maximize the interest benefit for their PPF accounts. However, many investors do not know how PPF interest…
Do you want to know about the Biggest Single Day Falls in Sensex? So you are at the right place. Let me share some details of the biggest Sensex Falls in history in one day. Or as many would like…
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Do you want to know about the Biggest Single Day Falls in Nifty? So you are at the right place. Let me share some details of the biggest Nifty Falls in history in one day. Or as many would like…
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When it comes to wealth creation and tax-savings investment options, an equity-linked savings scheme (or ELSS) is one of the best instruments to save taxes and generate good returns. But many investors are not sure about how many ELSS funds…
