Tax payers usually treat tax planning as tax saving exercise. But tax planning should be a very important financial planning exercise tax payers must endeavour to link their tax saving investments with long term financial goals. Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961 allows tax payers...Read More

Mutual Fund Systematic Withdrawal Plan (abbreviated as SWP) is a smart mutual fund investment solution whereby you can invest in lump sum and draw a fixed amount every month (or any other interval). Regular fixedcash-flows...Read More

In volatile markets, investors often face the dilemma of whether to invest or to wait for the prices to fall further. While investing at market bottoms undoubtedly yields higher returns it is almost impossible to time the market. The year...Read More

BJP led NDA is all set to form the next Government with a comfortable majority and Narendra Modi will have at least one more term as the Prime Minister. The Nifty after trading sideways in 2018, shot up 10% in the pre-election rally in...Read More

Investing in ETFs and index funds are not as popular among retail investors in India as it is in the developed markets like the United States, but it is increasingly gaining popularity among investors. In the last 1 year, Nifty 50...Read More

Most of us have heard the old idiom, "don't put all your eggs in one basket". If the basket falls, you will break all the eggs. On the other hand, if you distribute the eggs to two or three different baskets, even if one basket falls, you will...Read More

The last one year has been a very difficult one for midcap stocks and funds. The BSE Midcap Index fell 14% from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019; on a year to date basis the index has fallen a further 8%. Such steep falls expectedly...Read More

Now that we are in the final stretch of this financial year, tax savings will be an important priority for many taxpayers. Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961 allows investors to claim deductions of up to Rs 150,000 in a Financial year...Read More

Midcap and small cap funds were the preferred investment choices for retail investors from 2014 to 2017. Many investors got superlative returns from their small and midcap mutual funds during this period. However, 2018 has...Read More

One of my friends, a banker and a long time mutual fund investor, always spreads his mutual fund SIPs over 3 – 4 dates in a month. I, on the other hand, have simply selected one date, at the start of the month for my mutual fund...Read More