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It’s important to know your risk profile before making an investment
Source:- LiveMint
An investor’s risk profile is an essential element in determining the suitability of an investment product. The ability to take r...
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Using the services of a MF advisor, Understand how much time the advisor can devote to your portfolio.
Source:- Economic Times
Why do investors need a mutual fund advisor? As market volatility rises, and there are many products available across asset class...
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How to secure a regular, tax-efficient income from mutual funds?
Source:- Economic Times
Many elderly mutual fund investors who used to bank on aggressive hybrid funds, perhaps wrongly, to secure a regular income via d...
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All you need to know about liquid mutual funds
Source:- Economic Times
What are liquid funds? Liquid funds belong to the debt category of mutual funds. They invest in very short-term market instrumen...
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Here's how loan against securities is a better option than personal loans
Source:- Business Standard
Instead of liquidating your investments during emergencies, a better option could be to take a loan against them. The investments...
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Why you should not buy everything on EMI
Source:- Financial Express
Buying expensive products on EMI regularly can sometimes make things go out of hand. Here are certain simple steps which can chan...
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4 personal finance rules to be financially independent
Source:- Dalal Street Investment Journal
Everyone dreams about getting financial independence but there are certain things which people usually don’t follow and just run ...
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We remain constructive on mid-and small-caps: Taher Badshah of Invesco MF
Source:- Business Standard
We think mid-and small-caps are best bought during periods of soft valuations, market uncertainty and investor indifference inste...
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How to calculate your retirement corpus
Source:- Economic Times
It is important to factor in the rate of inflation that is likely to prevail after you retire to determine the corpus you will ne...
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How to set a 10-year challenge to achieve your career goals
Source:- Economic Times
Are you planning to get married, have kids, stay with parents, stay close to friends or have new ones? Your relationship goals wi...
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Why bad times should be a reason to invest rather than not to invest
Source:- Economic Times
It’s absolutely pointless to complain that the prospect of war is making markets volatile.If you invested in equities, then volat...
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How your investments in NPS are faring
Source:- LiveMint
There are very few retirement products that help you accumulate a retirement nest egg and one such product is the National Pensio...
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Financial planning is not just for the billionaires’
Source:- LiveMint
The best part about having a financial plan, says Harshada, is that you can think of realising most of your dreams by converting ...
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Budget 2019: Who gained and who lost from FM Piyush Goyal's proposals
Source:- Business Standard
The Budget 2019 includes big announcements such as a major income support scheme for farmers and a new pension program for workers
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Here's a Breakdown of India’s $391 Billion Spending Plan
Source:- Bloomberg
The budgeted spending is 27.8 trillion rupees ($391 billion) in the year to March 2020. Here’s a look at the sources of governmen...
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How a salaried person with income up to Rs 7.75 lakh can now pay zero tax
Source:- Economic Times
Going by the Budget 2019 proposals, a salaried individual with gross total income up to Rs 7.75 lakh can invest in various tax sa...
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Making money work: Here’s why you need financial plan to achieve goals
Source:- Financial Express
You don’t need to invest large amount of money to reach your goals. All you need is a financial plan that can help you to pursue ...
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Mutual funds: Achieve financial independence with prudent planning
Source:- Crisil
As our country celebrates the 72nd year of independence, investors should look forward to financial independence, asthe economy g...
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ELSS - An opportunity to save tax and generate wealth
Source:- Crisil
Most taxpayers tend to look at the usual suspects viz., the traditional fixedincome-heavy tax-saving instruments, but these might...
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How to set financial goals
Source:- Morningstar
Morningstar's behavioural scientist Ray Sin explains that behavioural biases pop up when we set financial goals because of emotio...
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Why you should invest in a mutual fund now
Source:- LiveMint
The first reason—among the many—to invest in a mutual fund is that there are options that solve many of your money problems and y...
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Mutual funds are not all about tax saving and market risks: Know in which category of MF you should invest
Source:- Financial Express
Mutual funds (MFs) may suit the financial needs of any person – be a risk taker or a risk averse. There are also different catego...
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India remains fastest growing economy ahead of China despite ups, downs
Source:- Financial Express
India remained ahead of China to retain the tag world's fastest growing large economy withstanding several ups and downs, spike i...
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From tax saving to new PAN card rules, don’t miss these important financial deadlines in 2019
Source:- Livemint
Here is a compilation of all dates relating to income tax and investments that you need to keep in mind while making a financial ...
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Throw away fear and greed while financial planning in 2019
Source:- Livemint
Don’t buy the winners of 2018. Instead construct a well-balanced portfolio that can withstand volatility and give you a good aver...
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How to make money from mutual funds in 2019
Source:- Economic Times
Mutual funds sahi hai: Nobody doubts the veracity of the statement. Mutual funds have indeed proved that they are common investor...
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When is an insurance claim turned down? Know the exclusions in your policy
Source:- Business Standard
If you have bought a health or motor policy, you will have to deal with intermediaries like third-party administrators (TPAs) and...
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Factors that can impact your home loan eligibility
Source:- LiveMint
If you’re planning to buy a house and wish to opt for a home loan, remember that there are various parameters that could affect y...
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SIP should be a part of everyone’s finances, says Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Source:- Economic Times
Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on Thursday said SIP or systematic investment plan of mutual funds should be a part of everybody’s f...
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Time is right to bet big on India: Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, Blackstone
Source:- Economic Times
A reform-oriented government, weak rupee, bumper exits and newer opportunities in bankruptcy and structured capital solutions sho...
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Why you mustn’t wait for last-minute tax planning? Here are some investment options to look at
Source:- Financial Express
The period of January-February-March is when most people scratch their heads over tax planning. The biggest proof of that is the ...
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Daniel Kahneman: Four keys to better decision making
Source:- Morning Star
By studying only the success stories, people are learning the wrong lesson. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman has transformed the fi...
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Is it a good time to invest in small-cap mutual fund schemes?
Source:- Economic Times
Bears have taken control of the small and mid-cap territories in the stock markets. The Nifty Smallcap100 index has plunged nearl...
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HDFC AMC Q2 results show it got singed in IL&FS bushfire
Source:- Live Mint
HDFC AMC is the only mutual fund house that saw its AUM rise 12% in September month-on-month, compared with an industry-wide fall...
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Where to invest money for the short term
Source:- Economic Times
If you are looking to reduce risk and avoid volatility, but want to park money in options other than the savings bank, pick from ...
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DIY financial planning doesn’t work: View
Source:- Economic Times
While most of us follow this standard procedure when somebody is ill, we don’t do the same when it comes to managing our finances...
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Buy and hold may not always be the best strategy to create wealth
Source:- Economic Times
Abhishek is a patient equity investor. Inspired by Warren Buffet’s buy and hold strategy, he buys and sits tight, irrespective of...
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Understand how investment products work to make better financial decisions
Source:- Economic Times
It may be a bit hard to believe in these days of continuous hard selling, but financial services were once favours someone bestow...
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How Mutual Fund SIPs created wealth in the last 15 years: Diversified Equity Funds
Source:- Advisor Khoj
Mutual Fund Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs were introduced in India way back in 1993 by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Sinc...
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General elections offer the best entry points for equity investors
Source:- Economic Times
Maverick stock trader Jesse Livermore, whose life was a curious blend of the sublime and the ridiculous, had famously remarked th...
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Equity mutual funds that have outperformed across market cycles since 2010
Source:- Economic Times
Track record is widely used as the starting point to evaluate the performance of mutual fund schemes. Generally, historical perfo...
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Why Multicap Funds may be the best option for less experienced investors
Source:- Advisor Khoj
Multi-cap funds do not have restrained investment mandates. They are both sector and market cap agnostic; and are truly diversifi...
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Unfazed investors buy more in September despite stock-market turmoil
Source:- Business Standard
Investors in Indian equity funds held tight and even bought more last month, seemingly unfazed by the selloff triggered by a tumb...
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Buying term insurance? You must ask these six questions first
Source:- Financial Express
Before going for a term plan, it makes sense to ask some questions and compare the various plans offered by the insurance compani...
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India’s personal wealth to grow by 13% to $5 trillion, set to become 11th wealthiest country by 2022: BCG
Source:- Financial Express
India is all set to emerge as the 11th wealthiest country in the world as its personal financial wealth is projected to grow by 1...
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Why it's a good time to invest in these 5 manufacturing sector stocks
Source:- Economic Times
The fall in the rupee has put short-term pressure on the stock market: Foreign portfolio investors, who count their gains (or los...
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Why stopping mutual fund SIPs when stock market falls can jeopardise your financial goals
Source:- Economic Times
Fear has returned to Dalal Street. Caught in a perfect storm of weak macroeconomic numbers, the IL&FS crisis and fear of more def...
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Auto ancillaries, consumption stocks top buy lists of MFs
Source:- Economic Times
As the turmoil in mid- and small-cap shares in May tested investors ’ nerves, mutual fund managers armed with money from SIP flow...
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Mid- and small-caps continue to give positive returns despite sharp fall
Source:- Business Standard
If you have stayed invested for over a year, things are likely to be jittery till June-end when the mutual fund industry's reclas...
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Investing in equity MFs versus investing in shares: Which is better?
Source:- Economic Times
Hopefully, by now my columns have convinced you that most of your long-term investments should be in equity. The next question to...
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RBI maintains policy rates, trims inflation forecast
Source:- Franklin Templeton
The RBI maintained a status quo on repo and reverse repo rates in its first Monetary Policy announcement of the new financial yea...
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Investing and gambling aren’t the same
Source:- Live Mint
Gambling comes with certainty as defined by probabilities, but the risk of losing money is high. Investing in stocks comes with a...
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Why investors should continue investing in SIPs even in a bear market
Source:- Business Standard
he recent fall in the equity markets has seen some investors getting negative returns on the SIPs that have been initiated over t...
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Tips from top fund managers for investing in equities
Source:- Economic Times
In a conversation with Nikunj Dalmia of ET Now, Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak AMC, Navneet Munot, CIO, SBI Mutual Fund and Tushar Pradha...
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Why large cap equity mutual funds will always be a flavor for investing
Source:- Advisor Khoj
Midcaps and small cap stocks had a dream run from 2014 to 2017. Top performing small / midcap equity mutual funds gave around 20%...
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Volatility is not always a useful gauge of risk
Source:- Morning Star
Heightened volatility has a lot in common with the recent snowstorms in Europe. We know to expect them from time to time, we have...
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Comparison of 10 tax-saving investments under Section 80C
Source:- Economic Times
A colleague has advised Rohan Vinayak to invest in ELSS funds to save tax. His bank manager says an insurance policy is a better ...
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Did you know what to analyze and ignore when selecting equity mutual funds
Source:- www.advisorkhoj.com
Awareness of mutual funds is growing in our country. Financial advisors are now spending a lot of time on research to provide bet...
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Coming months will provide more buying opportunities
Source:- Business Line
After providing spectacular returns in 2017, markets have been volatile and flat due to global and domestic factors. V Srivatsa, ...
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Macro data signals an economic turnaround
Source:- Mint
India’s factory output grew at a robust pace for the third straight month, at 7.5% in January, while retail inflation surprisingl...
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Retail inflation eases to 4.4% in February; IIP grows 7.5% in January
Source:- Business Line
In a sustained improvement in economic conditions, retail inflation in February eased as food prices softened, while industrial p...
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Sensex posts biggest single-day gain in over 20 months on global cues
Source:- Business Standard
The Indian benchmark indices posted their biggest single-day gain in over 20 months amid a sharp rally in global markets on the b...
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8 financial tasks you should do in the next 30 days
Source:- Economic Times
Are you among the people who leave tax planning to the last moment and end up investing in the wrong instruments because of the y...
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8 out of 10 mutual fund investors are satisfied with their distributors even if funds underperform
Source:- Cafe Mutual
Most mutual fund investors are happy with their distributors. The latest Final Mile study, commissioned by Foundation of Independ...
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51% rise in SIP contribution to mutual funds so far this financial year
Source:- Businesss Stanadard
There is a 51% rise in systematic investment plan (SIP) contribution to mutual funds (MFs) so far this financial year. At a time ...
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Richest Indians' love of equities dwarfs rest of world
Source:- Economic Times
Wealthy Indians are buying stocks hand over fist, eclipsing the strong appetite for equities seen across the world, according to ...
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Moody’s says India recovering from demonetisation, GST; puts growth at 7.6%
Source:- Financial Express
It kept the growth forecast for India in the calendar year 2018 unchanged at 7.6 % and for 2019 at 7.5 %. Moody’s Investors Servi...
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FIIs continue to like the long-term India story
Source:- Economics Times
India’s long-term story continues to fascinate foreign investors, who are looking for bottom-up stock picks, feel Abhinav Khanna ...
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10 questions answered by Q3 GDP data
Source:- Live Mint
There’s a favourable base effect, because demonetisation lowered growth in the December 2016 quarter, but even so, India’s GDP gr...
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All about the re-introduced Long Term Capital Gains Tax (LTCG tax) in India
Source:- Elearn Markets
There currently seems to be a havoc in the markets and the reason is apparently owed to be the newly re-introduced tax (after 14 ...
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Nifty earnings to grow 12% in FY19, expect maximum earnings growth in these 2 sectors: Citibank
Source:- Economic Times
Talking to ET Now, Abhinav Khanna and Richard Heyes of CitiBank share their outlook on the global equities, themes to play at ear...
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Think ULIPs can beat mutual funds after LTCG tax? Here's the winner
Source:- Economic Times
Ever since the LTCG tax was announced in the Budget, insurance companies have been busy highlighting the tax-free nature of Ulips...
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How to calculate the future value of your financial goals?
Source:- Economic Times
Mutual fund houses and advisors are busy promoting goal-based investing. Many investors seem to have understood the importance of...
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Stock market correction prompts equity fund managers to step up buying
Source:- Business Standard
A near 10 per cent fall in stock market prices this month has prompted equity fund managers to step up their buying. Following th...
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Prashant Jain's funds get a Gold
Source:- Morning Star
HDFC Top 200 Prashant Jain sticks to his guns. He continues to have faith in the financial services sector, which has been the la...
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51% rise in SIP contribution to mutual funds so far this financial year
Source:- Business Standard
There is a 51% rise in systematic investment plan (SIP) contribution to mutual funds (MFs) so far this financial year. At a time ...
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Has the tide finally turned for cement demand?
Source:- Live Mint
Low base due to demonetisation helped cement sales volume growth to look better in December quarter, and increased infrastructure...
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How much tax do you pay on your investments?
Source:- Live Mint
Consider the tax implication of every asset class before investing in order as they might reduce your overall returns
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Why you should opt for equity mutual funds which limit losses when market falls
Source:- Economic Times
The recent market volatility has exposed the inability of some equity funds to protect investors during downturns. When the stock...
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Should you buy bonds to save capital gains?
Source:- Live Mint
The lock-in period of section 54EC tax-saving bonds has increased from 3 years to 5 years. Should you still prefer them over othe...
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Indian banks erase nearly $11 billion in market cap since PNB fraud
Source:- Live Mint
Listed Indian banks have lost nearly $11 billion (Rs69,750 crore) in market capitalisation after the $1.8 billion fraud at Punjab...
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Four investing lessons retail investors can learn from HNIs
Source:- Economic Times
The uber rich have it all, don't they? They live the good life, have enough money to get whatever they want, and an army of advis...
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Budget 2018: Has Modi govt sounded the election bugle?
Source:- VC CIRCLE
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday unveiled a pro-poor, pro-farmer budget ahead of the general elections due in 2019.
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Infrastructure mutual funds to gain from higher budgetary allocation
Source:- Economic Times
Infrastructure sector gets a budgetary allocation of Rs 5.97 lakh crore in 2018-19, an increase of 21 per cent as against revised...
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Budget 2018: How LTCG tax on shares, equity MF units will be calculated as per proposed rules
Source:- Economic Times
Here's how the new long term capital gains tax regime will work for individuals selling equity or equity MF units or units of bus...
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This is how Union Budget 2018 will impact your tax outgo in the coming fiscal
Source:- Live Mint
Will you pay more or less income tax in the financial year 2018-19. Let’s find out.
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India Budget 2018: Winners and Losers
Source:- Bloomberg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered the election-year budget many expected. With national polls looming next year -- and ...
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Budget 2018: Here’s an income tax calculator for 2018-19
Source:- Live Mint
While a standard deduction has been announced in Union Budget 2018, there has been no change in the income tax slabs. Here’s a fr...
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Budget 2018: Has Modi govt sounded the election bugle?
Source:- VC Circle
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday unveiled a pro-poor, pro-farmer budget ahead of the general elections due in 2019. In ...
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How to save income tax under section 80C
Source:- Economics Times
Every year most of us struggle to save taxes. While most of us have an idea about commonly known options but tax saving can be ch...
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Worst for economy is over, strong global demand expected to push growth above 7% in FY19
Source:- Financial Express
As India is expected to grow at a four-year low of 6.5% in the fiscal year 2017-2018, experts are pegging a higher growth in the ...
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Five red flags I look out for in a fund
Source:- Cafe Mutual
When is the right time to give exit recommendation from a fund? What are the signals you need to look out for?
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SIP inflows were nearly Rs.6,000 crore in November
Source:- Cafe Mutual
SIP inflows continued to pour in the month of November with investors putting in Rs.5,893 crore, shows AMFI data.
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How liquid funds returns compare with fixed deposit interest
Source:- Mint
Liquid funds are an ideal alternative to fixed deposits given that they invest in low-risk debt and money market securities
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Surprising to see an extremely defensive RBI: Pronab Sen, former Planning Commission member.
Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com
There is a certain sense of introspection in the RBI which is good in the long run but they have been defensive, said Pronab Se...
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Loan politics.
Source:- business-standard.com
Farm debt waivers have serious adverse consequences In his Budget speech just three months ago, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sud...
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India's YoY factory output up 3.1% in April.
Source:- business-standard.com
A healthy performance of the manufacturing sector accelerated India's April factory output on a year- on-year (YoY) basis, o...
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Retail inflation falls to a record 5-year low of 2.18% in May; vegetables, pulses decline sharply.
Source:- financialexpress.com
Due to a drop in food prices, India's annual consumer price inflation had eased further to 2.18 per cent in the month of May, fr...
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States should generate funds from own resources: Arun Jaitley on farm loan waiver.
Source:- businesstoday.in
Clearing the air on whether Centre would financially support states that are granting farm loan waivers, Finance Minister Arun J...
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Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund bets on RBI overestimating inflation threat.
Source:- business-standard.com
One of India's largest bond investors, Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, has stacked up holdings of longer- dated paper in a bold, con...
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Five reasons why one should own debt funds.
Source:- livemint.com
While equity mutual funds are gaining traction with retail investors, debt funds remain uncharted waters for them.
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Syncing tax-saving and financial plans.
Source:- livemint.com
Investing to save on taxes by itself serves a limited purpose. Align it with your overall plan to get maximum benefit from the p...
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Why infrastructure mutual funds are a good bet for long term investors now.
Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com
Why infrastructure mutual funds are a good bet for long term investors now. While most equity funds, riding on the sharp run-up ...
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Oil edges up on Saudi pledge to make real supply cuts.
Source:- financialexpress.com
Oil prices edged up early on Tuesday, lifted by statements that OPEC-leader Saudi Arabia was making significant supply cuts to c...
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Global gold prices hold steady, market awaits cues from Fed meeting.
Source:- livemint.com
Spot gold prices were up 0.1% to $1,266 per ounce at 9.22am. They briefly hit a low of $1,262.61 early in the session, weakest s...
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Russian, Qatar stocks fall; broader emerging markets calm pre-Fed.
Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com
Russian stocks fell 1 percent on Tuesday, faced with the possibility of a fresh round of U.S. sanctions, although the rouble, li...
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Sensex settles above 31100, Nifty nears 9600 at close; US Fed minutes in focus.
Source:- financialexpress.com
Sensex settles above 31100, Nifty nears 9600 at close; US Fed minutes in focus Domestic stock market ends flat after erasing the...
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