Investor education
Explainers on the rules, products and numbers that decide how your money behaves. Education only, never a recommendation to buy or sell.
Mutual funds
The 1996 rules are gone. Costs are now split into parts, categories have grown to 40, and the difference shows up where it always does: in your final corpus.
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Mutual funds
India now puts around ₹30,000 crore a month into SIPs. The headline says the habit has arrived. Your own statement says whether it will last.
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Mutual funds
SIFs let a fund house take limited short positions, with a ₹10 lakh minimum. A plain explanation of what they are, what they're allowed to do, and who they're built for.
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Tax
Under the new regime most salaried investors no longer get a tax deduction for ELSS. That doesn't make it a bad fund. It means it now has to be judged as a fund.
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International
There are three routes into US markets from India, each with its own ceiling, tax treatment and paperwork. Here is how they compare.
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Insurance
IRDAI shortened waiting periods and set deadlines for cashless approvals. The clauses that most often reduce a payout are still in your policy wording.
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