Category: Personal Finance
Tips and suggestions on managing your finances and investments better
Simply Important: Should you choose the dividend option or the growth option?
August 16, 2016“Should I go for growth option or take out the dividends in my fund?” – is a question frequently asked by many of you, when venturing into mutual fund investments.…Continue Reading
Time can be your friend, IF…
August 6, 2016You start right away. We’ve spent most of our lives running around, getting things done right at the very last minute, haven’t we? We’ve been late to meetings and events,…Continue Reading
Five Personal Finance Lessons from the Harry Potter Series
July 29, 2016J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter is one of the world’s best loved book series, and with good reason. Harry Potter opened our eyes to the world of magic and taught us…Continue Reading
Make pit stops to build wealth
June 30, 2016You’re wise if you save money. You’re amongst the wiser folks if you invest in mutual funds. But do you know what it takes to be the wisest of them…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Capital gains set off
June 21, 2016We covered taxation on mutual funds in detail last month, over two different posts. This week, we will go a bit more into detail, especially as many of you had…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Mutual funds and volatility
June 13, 2016Investors typically tend to pick a fund that has delivered the highest return in its category in the past. But can the past point-to-point performance of the fund be the…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Why all equity funds aren’t the same
June 6, 2016Read a review of an equity fund or look at their ratings and you will always find a mention of large-cap or mid-cap or multi-cap. For a newbie investor, this…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: Capital gains and indexation
May 30, 2016Over the last couple of weeks, we looked at how mutual funds are taxed. We spoke about indexation benefit being available for long term capital gains in debt funds. What…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Explains: How are mutual funds taxed? Part II
May 23, 2016Last week, we covered the tax rules with regard to all categories of mutual funds. You know that with mutual funds, taxes apply in your hands at the time of…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: Invest long, invest right – Part I
May 17, 2016You would hear your mutual fund advisors recommending that you hold equity funds for the long term; typically five years or more. Ever wondered what happens, especially when you invest…Continue Reading
