I was thinking about financial goals and what is the most important one. I understand that different people will have different definitions of what's important or not. But if you think about it, isn’t the most important financial goal about…
Read More Not Working for Money – Is it the Most Important Financial Goal?
Yes, you read that right. You will now have 2 EPF accounts. In a way atleast. It was earlier announced in Budget 2021, that in a given financial year, the government came up with the new EPF 2.5 lakh rule…
Read More How will EPF above Rs 2.5 lakh be taxed? With 2 EPF accounts!
Is Rs 5 crore enough to retire in India? Rs 5 crore is not a small amount. At all. And to be honest with you, if your expenses are reasonable, I think that Rs 5 crore would be sufficient to…
Are you looking for Best NPS Funds for 2021 in India or the Best NPS Fund Managers for 2021 in India or Best NPS Schemes in 2021 to invest in? Then you will find all your answers here. Before we…
Read More Best NPS Funds (2021) – NPS Scheme Returns & Best Fund Managers
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?
I got a mail from a reader asking how much he needed to invest to retire at the age of 50. He is 30 and said that he had practically no savings at all. So it's like starting your investment…
Read More I am 30. Want to Retire at 50. How much to Invest Monthly?
You want to retire with Rs 5 crore in India. That’s a good solid goal to have in 2021. Till the 2000s, there was a common belief that Rs 1 crore would be enough to retire comfortably. But with inflation…
Read More How to build Retirement Corpus of Rs 5 crore – in 15, 20, 25, 30 & 35 years?
How to earn regular income from high dividend stocks? For many, this is a dream. To have a large enough portfolio of stocks and live happily ever after on dividend income. I love dividends too. In fact, it was dividends…
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…
Read More How to calculate EPF interest on your EPF account balance?
Want to send your child overseas for studies? 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…
Read More What is Cost of Studying Abroad (in Foreign) for your Children?
If you are an EPF subscriber, you would want to know that What is the EPF interest rate for 2020 21? The answer is here now. In a relief to crores of employees, there has been no interest rate reduction…
Read More No Rate Cut: EPF Rate unchanged at 8.50% for FY2021
SEBI is contemplating introducing the concept of ‘Accredited Investors’ in the Indian securities market. This is still at the consultation stage as detailed in this notification (link or download here). Globally, this is a pretty common concept in developed markets.…
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…
The Budget 2021 changed the EPF interest taxation rule (details here). Now if the employee contribution to PF (via EPF and/or VPF) exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh in a year, then the interest on the additional amount (above Rs 2.5 lakh)…
Read More Should you still invest more than Rs 2.5 lakh in EPF?
