When you conduct a tax-planning exercise, ensure that you look beyond just the returns while selecting a tax-saving fund.
Goals like buying a car or travelling abroad are short-term goals whereas purchasing a house or retirement planning are medium and long-term goals.
Tax planning will help you pay less income tax. Something everyone wants. But smart tax planning will help you boost your portfolio.
ELSS, or tax savings funds, are diversified equity funds that offer a benefit under Section 80C. Here's how to make sure you invest smartly.
About 24 fund houses saw a decline in their debt AUMs in the past one year.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries
Those spending over Rs 2 lakh on foreign travel, incurring more than Rs 1 lakh electricity bills, or depositing over Rs 1 crore in current account will have to mandatorily file ITR even if their total income is below the taxable limit. The last date for filing has been extended to Nov 30 from Jul 31.
Majority of equity linked savings schemes as well as mid and small-cap funds outperformed their respective benchmark indices over a five-year period ended December 2015.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
Many people like words like wealth creation, equity, SIP, etc. It does not mean they understand the whole process is not so difficult. Neither is it so easy. Here are some mistakes people make with their investments
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Mahavir Chopra compares mutual funds and Ulips to help investors decide.
Investments and expenses under section 80 C allows various tax benefits, says Harjot Singh Narula
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The assets under management of the 44-players mutual fund industry stood at Rs 24.55 lakh crore in May-end from Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April-end.
Infra projects are enormous cash guzzlers and funding such low-return projects might unwittingly pull down the overall growth rates.
A combination of ELSS or PPF with a term plan offers better coverage and returns
Here's what you must know about filing your tax returns.
While it is suggested that withdrawals and loans against long-term instruments are not the wisest steps, if you really need to do so, here are a few options. . .
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Last year ended on a positive note in terms of investment in the domestic equity mutual funds; thanks to a rise in the equity markets during the month of December.
MFs continue to find it difficult to attract and retain long-term money from investors
For someone looking at equities, you have to deal with downsides as much as with upsides. Be it ELSS (equity-linked saving schemes) or diversified equity mutual funds, both are higher risk instruments.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
Pension plans by mutual funds have a three-year lock-in like ELSS.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
ELSS is a great instrument for tax planning which also ensures good returns. But investment should be carefully planned.
Here is what mutual fund expert Anil Rego has to say about bonus, entry and exit loads and investing in mutual funds.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
