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Roll back of PF tax – Winning the battle and losing the war
March 11, 2016You might rejoice now at the withdrawal of the Budget’s proposal to tax provident fund on maturity. But it may not please you when I say that you may have…Continue Reading
Excuses for not investing – this time of the year (and why they are invalid)
March 6, 2015For many of you, the financial year seemingly holds lot of significance when it comes to investing. After all, a change in financial year matters in many ways – it…Continue Reading
Budget 2015 – What it holds for you
March 2, 2015Budget 2015 may not have any big bang reform announcements to showcase to the world. But the proposal, at least in words, means business in terms of strengthening the fiscal…Continue Reading
The wait for rate cut is set to continue
August 5, 2014The RBI decided to go on a pause mode on interest rates in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review. When viewed against the seemingly dovish phrases in the last policy…Continue Reading
Budget and your money
July 10, 2014Save Tax Upto 1.5 Lakhs Under Sec80C Budget 2014-15 may not go down as the most impactful budget for your moola, although its wide reach in terms of macro economic…Continue Reading
Make sure you don’t miss these tax deductions
March 27, 2014Did you end up with a diminished pay packet last couple of months, thanks to higher tax deductions? Well, you can’t get your employer to refund the same, especially if…Continue Reading
What you lose by starting investments late
February 21, 2014The investment behaviour of most investors suggests that people save and invest too little, too late. It appears that most people take their investments seriously either when their children are…Continue Reading
Short-term debt funds continue to offer opportunity
January 28, 2014Markets were a bit shaken but not stirred, by a 25 basis-point repo rate hike by the RBI, perhaps postponed from about a month ago. While the 10-year gilt, the…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of DWS Inflation Indexed Bond Fund
January 15, 2014A fund to hedge against inflation Deutsche Mutual (DWS), in a first of its kind, has launched an open-ended debt fund that will predominantly invest in inflation indexed bonds (IIB)…Continue Reading
Why equity outperforms other asset classes
December 20, 2013Have you ever wondered why equity is universally acknowledged as an asset that delivers superior returns over other asset classes such as debt or gold in the long term? The…Continue Reading
