What is the difference between open ended and closed ended mutual funds? Investment in shares is one risky adventure and without knowing the tricks and techniques, an investor may not be able to take advantage of investing in shares and investment in mutual funds helps them invest within a safety net. Mr. Kumar is one […]
Minimum Amount Due in Credit Card – Trap You Should Avoid
What is the minimum amount due in Credit Card? How Credit Card interest rates eat away into your savings? How the minimum amount due in Credit Card works? Rahul got his first Credit Card immediately after getting his first job in a software firm. In the 2008 global crisis, he lost his job. He continued […]
Income Tax Slab Rates – FY 2017-18 / AY 2018-19
What are the income tax slab rates for Financial Year 2017-18 and Assessment Year 2018-19? “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” -Albert Einstein If Einstein could too find taxes difficult to understand, why would the story be different for any layman? Understanding income tax slab rates and how they will […]
Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate in India-2017-2018
We all read in newspapers about the Reserve Bank of India changing Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate. Stock markets keenly see the change in “Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate”. Banks decide their lending rates on the basis of change in Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate. What is repo rate and reverse repo rate in […]
Large Cap Equity Mutual Funds – Top/Best 5 for 2017-2018
Have you heard of the term Large Cap Equity Mutual Funds? What does the term signify? Why should we be investing in it? Which are the best large cap equity mutual funds for F.Y.2017-2018? It’s raining returns in mutual funds!!! Are you still investing in other investment avenues like fixed deposits (FD), recurring deposits (RD), […]
ELSS Mutual Funds in India – Best 5 Tax Saving 2017
What does ELSS mean? Which are the best/top performing “ELSS Mutual Funds” in India for FY 2017-2018? Why do we call it Tax Saver Mutual Funds? What are the tax exemptions, we get under tax saving Mutual Funds? What are different types of options to choose while investing in tax saving ELSS mutual funds? We […]
TDS on Maturity of Life Insurance Policy -Section 194DA of Income Tax Act
Have you ever heard of anyone paying TDS on maturity of Life Insurance policy? You can ask this question to your friends or colleagues and see if someone makes fun of you. Do you know Section 194DA of Income Tax Act? People may call you crazy since it seems impossible that someone would be taxed […]
Mutual Funds Statement Online – CAMS and Karvy Status by e-Mail
Are you still running behind your mutual fund agent to get mutual funds statement online? Or you are still logging into individual mutual funds website, putting your folio number and getting statement. My Friend, Saurabh, was chasing his advisor for the Mutual funds statement since last one week. The advisor was continuously delaying it for no […]
Early Retirement in India at Age of 45 Years – Myth or Reality
How often do we dream about early retirement ? Usually this feeling kicks in since we are generally surrounded in a stressful environment and we look for opportunities to take a break from them. The more commonly used terminology is “taking Sanyas” or moving up the hills to lead a peaceful stress free life. Have […]
Free Look Period in Life Insurance and General Insurance
What is free look period ? My friend Sanjay opted for a life insurance policy as his advisor had promised returns in the range of 14%-16%. He was very excited about the returns that was promised to him and was looking forward to it. Sanjay received a big shock when he received the policy bond […]
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