It is income tax filing season and everyone must be having queries or questions on income tax returns and income tax filing. Income Tax Queries are bound to arise and you must know the answers. Here are some income tax queries in India answered. This is only in the Indian context and should not beRead More
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Section 80C Deductions to Save Income Tax
This article explains how the income tax Section 80c deductions of the Income Tax (IT) Act can help reduce your income tax liability in your yearly financial planning. Though most of us use some of the deductions under Section 80C each year, we might be doing so unknowingly. Read on to understand what are theRead More
Best Mutual Funds to Invest in India
If you are looking for best mutual funds to invest in 2013 in India, go here to read my article on the same. Everything below is for 2012 and earlier so you might want to skip reading. If you are looking for best mutual funds to invest in 2012 in India, do read our newRead More
How many mutual funds should you invest in ?
Have you ever asked yourself how many mutual funds you should own ? In an earlier article, we saw the rational behind how many stocks one should own. Let us check in a similar way, how many mutual funds one should have. Whenever you think finance, think simple. Remember that complex financial products do notRead More
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) of mutual funds
By now, you must be tired of hearing me say why everyone should invest in equity – stocks and mutual funds. Investing in the latter is best done by something called SIP. If you were to take the usual more often followed route to riches in the stock market, you would probably try to timeRead More
Setting financial planning goals or goal based investing
One of the first most important steps in financial planning is to set financial goals for your future using goal based investing concepts. Financial goals are targets which you would like to achieve in the years ahead. Ask yourself this, “Why would you want to put away money for your future ?”. Most of theRead More