It is that time of the year when people are looking for some last-minute tax saving. And amongst the many available tax-saving options, the tax-saver ELSS funds are one of the popular ones. It has the potential for generating high…
Read More SIP vs lumpsum in ELSS Funds tax saving: Which is better?
Few days back, I came across a tweet (link) that highlighted the number of mutual fund schemes that are available for Indian investors. The answer is 1729! Yes. This is the number of schemes that you as a mutual fund…
Read More 1729 Mutual Fund Schemes: Which is suitable for you?
These days when interest rates have fallen off the cliff, Fixed Deposits have been losing sheen continuously. As result, people looking for alternatives to fixed deposits often compare Fixed Deposits with Debt Funds. And when such comparisons are made, many…
Read More Debt Funds Vs. Fixed Deposit Taxation (Updated 2021-22)
Having Rs 1 crore when your child turns 18. How would that make you feel? I am sure pretty good. 18 is the age which would be pretty close to when your child would have just begun his/her higher studies.…
Read More How to get Rs 1 crore on 18th Birthday of your Child?
Yes you read it right. And this has been happening since start of February 2021 and has led to dissatisfaction among MF investors for not knowing exactly which day's NAV they would be getting. For investments in mutual fund scheme’s…
Read More You may not get MF units at your investment day’s NAV
I recently got quoted in the national daily paper Hindustan Times. It was for their coverage on how can Indian investors use equity to maximize the size of their retirement corpus. You can check the quote and the full article…
Read More (Quoted: Hindustan Times) Maximize your Retirement Corpus
Is just EPF good enough for Retirement? That is an important question. And unless you contribute a lot of money every month to Employee Provident Fund (like these HNIs investing in EPF), chances are that your EPF corpus may not…
For Index funds, is Sensex better than Nifty? Or Nifty is better than Sensex for index funds in India? Lets discuss this in a bit more detail here. Nifty and Sensex represent the most popular and widely tracked Indian stock…
Read More Sensex Vs. Nifty: Difference & which to choose for passive Index Funds?
There are tons of mutual fund categories in India now. Due to the recently announced changes in the new Multi-Cap fund allocation rules, there has been some confusion among investors with reference to the differences between Dynamic Asset Allocation funds…
Read More Dynamic Asset Allocation Vs. Multi-Asset Vs. Multi-Cap Funds: Differences
To answer the question very simply, from 1st February 2021, whenever you invest in any mutual fund scheme, then you will get the NAV of the day when the invested amount actually reaches AMC’s bank account, and not the day you invest…
Read More Which date NAV is applicable for purchase of mutual funds?
So after the new announcement in Budget 2021, that ULIPs will be taxed liked MFs if annual premium exceeds Rs 2.50 lakh and hence, ULIPs no longer offer the tax arbitrage that was pushed by ULIP sellers till now. Just…
Read More ULIP vs Mutual Funds: ULIPs lose tax arbitrage (Budget 2021)
There are several international funds available in India via different AMCs. As the name suggests, these International funds are primarily equity funds that invest in stocks of foreign companies listed outside of India. These are also known as Overseas Funds…
Read More List of International Funds in India (Updated 2021)
You may have started investing in mutual funds few years back without giving much importance to whether you invested in growth option or dividend option (or now called Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal option) or regular plans vs direct plans…
SIP or Systematic Investment Plan allows investors to invest a fixed amount on a fixed date in a mutual fund. But what if in a month or two, you miss your SIP installment? Would there be any penalty for missing…
Do you know which are the Shariah Compliant Mutual Funds in India? Shariah-compliant mutual funds are mutual funds in India that adhere to a socially responsible form of investing and abide by the Shariah law of Islam. Shariah Mutual Funds…
Read More Which are Shariah Compliant Mutual Funds in India (2021)?
