There are expectations that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will cut interest rates in 2024, following the US and Euro zone rate cycle reversal. Returns in debt funds come from…
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How Ulips Compare With MFs
It’s generally accepted that Ulips are not as investor-friendly as mutual funds. They allow no easy exit, and have relatively higher charges than MFs. It is a generally accepted notion…
Tax Smart. Generating Tax Efficiency In Systematic Withdrawal Plan
Depending on your requirements, you can try to modulate your systematic withdrawal plan amount in such a manner that the capital gains are within ₹1 lakh per financial year. Systematic…
Your Money: Don’t Fall For The Marketing Spiel
Each product has an USP, be sure it aligns with your investment needs. People usually do not buy good investment products, but buy stories and packaging. If the provider says…
Why Is India Saving Less?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin released on September 18, 2023, published data on the “Flow of Financial Assets and Liabilities of Households”. This data is about financial assets…
Active Vs Passive. What You Need To Know About Passive Funds
For quite some time, there is a debate going on between active mutual fund schemes and passive ones. There is a shift happening in favour of passive funds. The argument…
High US Bond Yields: Will It Impact Your Portfolio?
The apparent reason for US yields moving up is that the US Federal Reserve has raised the interest rate significantly, by 5.25 percentage points. Remarkable things are happening in the…
Arbitrage Funds’ Spreads Are Attractive, And Investors Must Take Advantage
Arbitrage funds in the mutual fund space are benefiting from the widening spread between the cash and stock futures segment, providing tax advantages for investors. The prevalent discussions and debates…
Your Money: All The Good News Is There In The Price
While the view on debt funds is positive, you have to wait for a rally. For some time, there is a positivity going around in the context of bond /…
How Indexation Works In MFs
The Finance Act, 2023, has taken away the indexation benefit from debt mutual funds. It states that the gains from the growth option of funds with equity allocation of less…
Bank Deposits, Small Savings: Which Is Better?
While returns may be very important, it cannot be the sole criterion while choosing an investment vehicle to park one’s hard-earned money; one has to look beyond the obvious. Deposits…
Nifty At 20K: Invest For The Long Term To Win Big
On 10-year holding, percentage of positive outcomes is 100%. The index voyaged from 1,000 to 20,000 in little under 28 years. To reach 10,000 it took little less than 22…