Category: Personal Finance
Tips and suggestions on managing your finances and investments better
Outdated financial advice parents should avoid giving
May 27, 2019Several of the 50 year-plus investors I know are eager to initiate their millennial children into investing as soon as possible. In their eagerness, they help their children with the…Continue Reading
Low-risk hybrid MF options – how they differ
May 6, 2019Hybrid funds combine the growth prospects of equity with the stability of debt to try to deliver returns with lower volatility. Among hybrid funds – those with a bias for…Continue Reading
How much risk should you take
March 18, 2019One common mistake investors make is to ignore risk while making investment decisions. A large chunk of investors make investment purely based on the returns characteristics of the product. For…Continue Reading
My investments are in losses, what should I do?
February 25, 2019If you started investing in equity mutual funds some time within the last 2 years, it is likely that your investments would be in the red right now. It is…Continue Reading
Why 80C tax-saving needs planning
February 11, 2019As the financial year end nears, a lot of you may be in a hurry to make tax saving investments. Company deadlines to submit proofs may also be on your…Continue Reading
Budget 2019 – How it affects your taxes
February 1, 2019Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented India’s budget for the financial year 2019-20 on 1st of February, 2019. Being an interim budget, no major policy announcements were expected or made from…Continue Reading
The best time to start investing is today
January 21, 2019At the end of 2017, a friend of mine asked me if it was a good time to start investing given the markets were at a high. I advised him…Continue Reading
What you are not told about tax-saving products
December 17, 2018The tax saving season is closing in. By the end of this month, salaried employees will be asked to submit proofs of their tax saving investments. Employees will then scramble…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Views: 2018 – taking stock of markets and economy
December 13, 2018‘So much has happened but nothing has changed’. This will describe the performance of the equity and debt market in 2018. 2018 was a year of much activity in companies…Continue Reading
Right way to save tax
December 3, 2018Section 80C of the Income Tax Act of India specifies certain investments which allow you to avail income deduction and reduce your tax liability. ELSS mutual fund also known as…Continue Reading
