Investing Insights

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How ELSS Funds Can Help You With Your Retirement Planning

Don’t just save taxes—secure your future. ELSS funds offer the perfect blend of tax efficiency and long-term wealth creation.

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Retirement Planning for Married Couples: 5 Steps to Get It Right

Planning for retirement as a couple goes beyond just saving money, it’s about aligning your vision for the future, managing different risk appetites, and building a joint roadmap that supports both partners. Whether you’re newly married or already years into your financial journey, having a shared retirement goal can strengthen your relationship and your long-term security. This guide walks you through the essential steps to get started on a collaborative retirement plan that works for both of you.

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Top Tips for Successful Investment Portfolio Management

We have all heard the well-known phrase: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. The phrase applies to many aspects of life, including investments. If you put all your money in a single asset class or security, and its value falls sharply or goes bust, you will incur significant losses or lose all your money. Hence, you need to build a diversified investment portfolio and manage it well. In this article, we will understand what is investment portfolio management, how to build and manage an investment portfolio.

Financial Planning for Single Women: Strategies for Long-Term Security

In today's world, not everyone prefers to get married and start a family. Some individuals, men as well as women, choose to stay single. They like to have a fulfilling career, focus on their passion like travel and go solo about it. In this article, we will understand how single women can do their financial planning and create long-term security for themselves.

Understanding Debt and Equity Funds: Key Differences and Benefits

Investors can choose from different types of mutual funds depending on factors like investment time horizon, return expectation, lock-in period, taxation, risk involved, etc. You can look at equity funds for growth and debt funds for stability. In this article, we will understand what are equity funds and debt funds, the difference between equity and debt mutual funds, and things to consider before choosing these funds.

SIP Vs Lumpsum Investments: Which Is Better?

Investing towards financial goals can be done in two ways. The first option is to invest a part of the income every month for the long term. The other option is to invest a lumpsum amount once and stay invested for the long term. Both options have pros and cons, and investors often wonder which option they should choose. In this article, we will discuss SIP vs Lump sum, and which approach an investor should take.

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Investing for Your Future: Financial Planning Tips for Women

Both men and women seek to improve their lives, achieve financial security, enhance their health, and realize their dreams. Despite this, investing is often perceived as a primarily male activity. Women frequently begin to learn about investing later in life, typically after major life events like marriage, and fewer women independently educate themselves about investing compared to men.

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Budget 2024: Change in LTCG Taxation on International Funds – Should You Consider Investing?

In the July 2024 Budget, the Finance Minister announced changes in the Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) taxation for some asset classes. These include equity fund of funds (FoFs), international equity FoFs, gold mutual funds, etc. Earlier, these were subject to taxation at the individual’s slab rate due to a change in the taxation of debt mutual funds in the previous budget. After the recent LTCG changes, the appeal of these asset classes has increased. In this article, we will understand what international equity mutual funds are, their features, how they are taxed, and whether you should invest in them.

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What Is Financial Independence and How to Achieve It?

On 15th August, we celebrate Independence Day. We celebrate the spirit of freedom that gives us the right to live a life the way we want to. Have you thought about financial freedom in a similar way? When you achieve financial independence, it gives you more control over your time and further live a life the way you want to. In this article, we will discuss what financial independence is, its benefits, and how to achieve it.

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ETFs Versus Index Funds: What Are the Differences, and Which One Should You Choose?

In the last few years, there has been a rise in passive investing due to factors like diversification, low costs, wide availability and choice of passive funds, ease of investing, etc. When it comes to passive investing, there are two ways of doing it. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and index funds. In this article, we will understand what are ETFs and index funds, the differences, and which one you should choose.

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Portfolio Rebalancing: What Is It and How to Do It

As of August 2024, the stock markets are trading near all-time high levels. In the last one year (as of 31st July 2024), the Nifty 50 Index has risen 26.31%. The Nifty Midcap 150 Index, with 54.60% returns, and the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index, with 58.06% returns, have done even better. During the same period, fixed income has been steady, with most debt instruments giving 7-9% returns. As a result, an investor's asset allocation would get skewed in favour of equities. Hence, the investor needs to do portfolio rebalancing. In this article, we will understand what portfolio rebalancing is, why, when, and how you should do it.

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Why Should You Plan for Your Child’s Higher Education?

It is August 2024, and by now, you must have paid the annual school fees for your child for the academic year 2024-25. You must have noticed that the school may have increased the fees compared to last year to counter the impact of inflation. The same holds true for your child's higher education. The cost of education will increase with every passing year, and by the time it is time for your child to take admission to college, the education cost will have increased substantially.