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The new government on Thursday unveiled its first budget of structural reforms aimed at reviving growth, developing Infrastructure and thus winning praise from investors. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said he would...

Every Investor and Advisor is focused on trying to achieve consistently above average returns by investing in the BEST Asset Class. No Single Asset Class consistently beats all other asset classes at all points of time...

There are both advantages and disadvantages associated with buying single premium versus regular premium life insurance policies. In a single premium insurance policy, the entire premium is paid up front, whereas...

An effective way to save tax, as advised by tax consultants, is to form a Hindu Undivided Family. The principle of taxation of Hindu Undivided Family is based on the concept of joint family in India, where the assets...

Infrastructure funds, which have been the biggest laggards in the last five years, are now making a strong comeback. Infrastructure sector funds, as a category, have given nearly 65% returns in the last year...

Section 80C of Income Tax Act allows tax payers to claim deductions from their taxable income (up to Rs 1 Lakh) by investing in certain instruments. However, many tax payers are not aware that, there are other sections of...

Investors often tend to ignore the impact of taxes on their investment planning. Taxes, however, have a significant impact on the returns earned by the investor and therefore investors should pay due attention...

With the first union budget of the new government only a few days away, the much awaited pre budget rally has finally arrived. The Sensex and Nifty have rallied to cross the psychological 25,000 and 7,700...

You might have read or heard a lot about Financial Planning or Financial Freedom planning. What does Financial Freedom Planning (FFP) mean? When can one claim that one is financially free? Many times we...

The mutual funds are allocating a higher portion of their assets under management (AUM) to stocks in banking and finance sectors. As per the data published by the Securities and Exchange Board of India...