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Source: Live Mint As we enter the financial year 2025-2026, a lot has changed in recent times. Financial markets have been extremely volatile, interest rates are on a decline after a five-year hiatus, and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have left the world markets jittery. Amid this turmoil, many investors who have specific long-term investment…
Source: Live Mint For years, long-term debt funds enjoyed a cosy place in the portfolios of conservative Indian investors. Thanks to tax arbitrage benefits, especially for those in higher tax brackets, they were an attractive alternative to traditional fixed deposits (FDs). Until April 1, 2023, debt funds had a clear tax advantage: long-term capital gains…
Source: Live Mint Market in freefall: Stock markets in India and abroad have declined considerably in the past few days due to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of imposing reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners. The US administration has announced a 27 per cent tariff on imports from India. On Friday, the Sensex closed 1.22…
Source: Live Mint Most of us have a dream trip in our minds. We cut out pictures of places from travel magazines, add them to our Pinterest boards or make a good old bucket list. But life gets in the way. Sometimes our work commitments don’t allow us to take long leave, travelling with young…
Source: Live Mint Top News 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a revised framework aimed at expediting the rights issue process. Effective April 7, 2025, the new guidelines ensure the completion of the Rights Issue within 23 working days. This framework includes revised timelines, automated validation processes, and modifications to…
Source: Live Mint Q. Me and my wife have been investing in large-cap index mutual funds for the past 10 years. We now intend to diversify our investment and have thought of investing in sectoral mutual funds, specifically commodity mutual funds. Can you please elaborate on the pros and cons of commodity mutual funds. C.K….
Source: Live Mint The trend of individuals holding multiple credit cards has seen growth in the recent past. Infact, people who use credit cards extensively for their benefits maintain a credit card portfolio just like an investment portfolio. They review the portfolio regularly to evaluate which existing cards to close and which new credit cards…
Source: Live Mint Although first three-quarters’ growth was not too promising with 6.2 percent in Dec quarter – it was somewhat expected since it was an election year, explains Dr Rumki Majumdar (PhD), economist at Deloitte. She speaks about the current volatility in the financial market and deconstructs to explain what it reflects on the…
Source: Live Mint Top News SEBI introduces faster rights issue process, effective April 2025 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a revised framework aimed at expediting the Rights Issue process. Effective April 7, 2025, the new guidelines ensure the completion of the Rights Issue within 23 working days. This framework includes…
Source: Live Mint Q. Me and my wife have been investing in Nifty 50 tracking mutual funds for the past 8 years. We now intend to diversify by investing in Nifty100 Quality 30 index-tracking mutual funds. Can you tell us the pros and cons of investing in index mutual funds tracking the Nifty100 Quality 30…
