The month of June has started and there are a number of changes related to personal finance, credit cards, income taxes, stock market, and others. To start with, June will see the highly awaited Lok Sabha elections 2024 results that will be announced on June 4. The markets will keenly observe the election results, with … Read more
My colleague recently invested Rs 5 lakh in floating-rate saving bonds. He recommended it to me also. Please advise. J P ShuklaReply by Rajiv Bajaj, Chairman & MD, BajajCapital Ideally, one should not go by anyone’s suggestion rather understand the product first before investing. However, to make you understand, these bonds, issued by the RBI, are … Read more
Random investing should be avoided because it is non-customised and leads to failure to achieve financial goals. Make sure that you invest based on a process that has your financial goals at the forefront at all times Source link
When you buy a home, you think of securing a favourable interest rate. This matters not only for existing homeowners but also for new buyers. Recently, most financial institutions have seen a significant shift as home loan interest rates have surpassed the 9 percent mark. With the increase in interest rates, homeowners and buyers have … Read more
The centre is in discussions to bring overseas credit card spends above Rs 7 Lakh under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS), on which a 20% tax could be implemented in the upcoming Union Budget, as per sources in the Ministry of Finance. The rollout of the announcement is expected to happen in Union Budget FY25 … Read more
Harshvardhan Roongta, CFP, Roongta Securities, says “do not invest in any product to save tax. It is not about insurance or any other investment product. You have to look at the merit of that product. You should ask yourself a question any time that you are going to be looking at investing; would you invest … Read more
Kurian Jose, CEO, Tata Pension Fund, says PFRDA is working on making pension and retirement products appealing to youth and has introduced investing through QR code. Also, the rules to withdraw money partially from the National Pension System (NPS) were changed starting February 1, 2024, whereby an NPS subscriber is allowed to withdraw from his … Read more
Tax season often brings a frantic rush of investments in tax-saving instruments, but a strategic approach to tax planning can significantly enhance your financial health. This detailed guide will delve into incorporating tax planning into your broader financial strategy, which can result in improved investment choices and, ultimately, wealth accumulation. Understanding the Integration of Tax … Read more
Arnav Pandya, Founder, Moneyeduschool, says for a longer term, one can slowly start investing into longer duration debt funds because what will happen is that when rates actually come down, these are the ones which will see the highest gains coming into that. So, the question now is when the rates will start getting cut … Read more
Feroze Azeez, Dy CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth, says “smallcap stocks are the bottom 250 stocks of NSE 500 as per SEBI’s definition for a mutual fund investor. Putting 250 companies in one judgment itself is fundamentally incorrect. The smallest stock in the smallcap index is a Rs 3,200-crore market cap company and the largest one … Read more