Category: Personal Finance
Tips and suggestions on managing your finances and investments better
Are tax-free bonds suitable for you?
October 9, 2013It’s the season of tax-free bonds, or so it looks, going by the series of issues made by companies. So what exactly are these tax-free bonds and do they make…Continue Reading
Save early, save yourselves from these retirement nightmares
October 4, 2013If you think you are well prepared to retire in style, think again after reading this: The next generation of retirees believe that their retirement savings are expected to last…Continue Reading
Go for HUDCO’s tax-free bonds
September 25, 2013Close in the heels of the REC tax-free bond issue comes HUDCO’s tax-free bonds. Only this time, thanks partly to higher 10-year gilts (which act as a reference rate), the…Continue Reading
How to save tax on salary and build your investment kitty
September 19, 2013It’s the beginning of the tax season. Likely that your company’s accounts/tax department will start asking you to submit your ‘tax-saving’ proof, if you have to escape or reduce your…Continue Reading
REC tax-free bond offers attractive rates
August 30, 2013The tax-free bond issue of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) offers an attractive opportunity for you to lock into low risk and superior tax-free interest income when compared with fixed deposits…Continue Reading
When should you invest in Fixed Maturity Plans?
August 12, 2013The recent turmoil in the debt market has shown that it is not just the equity markets that require portfolio review. While not much changes for long-term wealth builders and…Continue Reading
Substitute your RD with SIPs in Income funds
August 1, 2013If you were asked to name an investment option that will allow you to put small sums on a regular basis, recurring deposits of banks would be the one on…Continue Reading
FundsIndia’s First Investor Meet – A Memorable Evening
July 31, 2013FundsIndia had held its first ever investor meet in Chennai on the 27th of July, 2013. The predominant factor that encouraged us to organize this event was to meet and…Continue Reading
Long is the name of the equity game
July 26, 2013Even as all eyes are glued to the debt market, the equity market has its own story to tell, if we care to listen; what with forward valuations (price earnings…Continue Reading
5 things to note before you file your income tax return
July 12, 2013If you are a salaried individual and have got your Form 16 from your employer, then its time to file your return or pay additional taxes on other income. Here…Continue Reading
