After the Budget 2023 and the changes announced later, there is a change in the capital gains taxation of non-equity funds. And due to this, fresh investments in gold funds and gold ETFs are no longer as tax-efficient as they…
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The latest tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2022-23 has been launched. This is the 3rd tranche of the Financial Year 2022-23, i.e. this is Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY 2022-23 Series 3 (or Series III). And just to give you…
Read More Sovereign Gold Bond SGB 2022-23 (Series III): Should You Invest?
When you go out to buy physical gold (like jewellery for your wife, gold coins as investments, or gold bars or bricks if you are rich), then you will notice that the physical gold costs more than the gold spot…
Read More Why Physical Gold costs more than Gold Spot Price in India (2023)?
When is the next Sovereign Gold Bond scheme? Or you may ask: Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2022-23Sovereign Gold Bond Dates 2022-23Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2022-23 dates The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY 2022-23 calendar, also called as the Sovereign Gold…
Read More Sovereign Gold Bond FY 2022-23: Series Calendar Schedule (All Tranches)
Do you want to know what are the historical gold and silver prices in India? Then here are the average price of Gold (Rs per 10 grams) and Silver (Rs per 1 kg) in Indian domestic markets. Have a look…
Read More Historical Gold & Silver Rates in India (since 1970-71) – Updated 2023
When we Indians start earning for the first time, the first brush with savings happens via EPF deductions. Your salary is automatically deducted and some amount goes towards your EPF corpus. Then comes the first tax-saving season. When we wake…
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Are you looking for Silver ETF in India? Or for a Silver mutual fund in India? I will answer all your questions related to silver-based exchange-traded funds in India. Are there any Silver ETFs in India? No. As of now…
This is a controversial topic. And I am sure you know that. We Indians love our gold. And most people can’t even think about selling it. It's like the worst-case scenario for them to sell gold. But hear me out…
Read More Is it wrong to sell unused Household Gold and Retire Early?
How much returns can I get from Gold Bonds? If you had this question, then the right answer is that the Gold Bonds give a return similar to the return of gold during your holding period + 2.5% annual simple…
Read More Returns on Premature Redemption of Gold Bonds (SGB)
The role of Gold in your investment portfolio. Most of us don’t give Gold the respect it deserves. But sooner or later, the realization dawns that having a bit of gold in the portfolio might be a good idea. I…
When is the next Sovereign Gold Bond scheme? Or you may ask: Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2021-22 Sovereign Gold Bond Dates 2021-22 Sovereign Gold Bond scheme 2021-22 dates The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY 2021-22 calendar or, also called as…
Read More Sovereign Gold Bond FY 2021-22: Series Calendar + Schedule (All Tranches)
Recently, my thoughts on Sovereign Gold Bonds or SGBs were published on Morningstar (India). In this one, I try to highlight the features of this new way of investing in gold. Here is the link to the original article with the…
Read More 8 investing parameters of Gold Bonds (My views in Morningstar)
The Sovereign Gold Bonds (or SGBs or simply Gold Bonds in India) are one of the best ways to invest in gold in a non-physical and digital form. Issued by the RBI on behalf of the government of India, these…
Read More How are Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) taxed in India (2023)?
Sovereign Gold Bonds are regularly offered in various tranches at different issue prices during each financial year. You might want to know what are the historical sovereign gold bond issue prices in India or the sovereign gold bond price today.…
Read More Sovereign Gold Bonds Issue Price History (Updated 2023)
Gold did pretty well in 2020 with more than 25% returns. The pandemic of 2020 caused severe economic restrictions across the world that created doubts about the future (of life as we knew it) in the minds of investors. A…
Read More Gold down 15-20% from peak. Is it time to buy gold?
