There are many options for you to save taxes under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Two of the most popular ones are the Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) mutual funds and the Public Provident Fund (PPF). Both the investments offer tax benefits of up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs under Sec. 80C. Read More
Indian equity benchmark Nifty 50 has now gone back to Pre-COVID levels, and is perched at over 12,000 levels comfortably. With the US Presidential election result out over the weekend, all eyes are now on how domestic markets Read More
The US presidential elections are done. The two candidates, Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic competitor Joe Biden, are having a close fight. Read More
Heard of floating rate funds? These are funds that invest in financial securities which pay a variable or floating interest rate. So, the interest payments for the securities will not be fixed. These are called floating rate debt securities. Read More
There are two things that are a part of your mutual fund costs. One is the expense ratio and the other is the stamp duty. While the former is not directly debited from your investment, the latter is debited at the time of purchase. Here are all the details you need. Read More
As the stock markets have been volatile for some time now, investors don’t want to invest lumpsum amounts in the stock market. However, there are many who feel the markets have a lot to offer whenever there is a downturn. So, how can you invest to make the most of the low-priced stocks available on the stock market? Read More
If you look at 2018 and 2019, mid cap and small cap mutual funds had severely underperformed large caps. The main reason behind this was the crisis after crisis in the financial markets starting with the IL&FS problems, Read More
Investors might face situations where they are unable to make their Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) instalments in mutual funds. This could be because of financial emergency or higher expenses. Read More
A debt fund is a mutual fund that invests in fixed income securities such as government bonds, corporate bonds, treasury bills, money market instruments etc. Read More
Many fund houses are considering moving out of the Multicap funds category for this reason. They are not willing to invest in mid and small cap stocks just to comply with SEBI guidelines. Read More
