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Source: Live Mint I am 65 years old. I retired from a private job and live with my wife in Delhi. My primary source of income is earnings from the stock market and fixed deposits. Can a pension plan help me optimize my tax-adjusted returns compared to a mutual fund or fixed deposit? -Name withheld…
Source: Live Mint The recently announced budget introduced significant personal finance changes impacting taxpayers and investors. One of the key updates involved Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs). It has been clarified by the Finance Ministry that if the annual premium exceeds ₹2.5 lakhs the redemption becomes subject to capital gains tax. ULIPs that are held for…
Source: Live Mint Union Budget 2025: The budget has introduced immense clarity on the tax treatment of the Unit Linked Insurance Policies. Specifically those ULIP’s that don’t fall or qualify for the exemptions provided under Section Section 10(10D) of the Income Tax Act. What are ULIPs? A Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP) joins investment and…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025 has moved in a path that at once caters to the immediate requirements of the economy, while continuing on the path to investing for future growth, even while ensuring a tight leash on the fiscal deficit. Tax slab rationalisation to boost consumption, ease of taxation via higher thresholds for tax…
Source: Live Mint In FY 2023-24, the new tax regime became a default regime. This shift has led many taxpayers to wonder whether traditional tax-saving investments such as PPF (Public Provident Fund), NSC (National Savings Certificate), post office saving scheme and NPS (National Pension System) are still relevant for the purpose of investment. The tax-saving…
Source: Live Mint A key takeaway from the September quarter (Q2FY25) earnings of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is that pressure on value of new business (VNB) margin continues. VNB margin came in at 24.4% in Q2FY25, down sequentially and year-on-year. An analysis of the annualised premium equivalent (APE) for Q2FY25 shows the adverse new…
Source: Business Standard Illustration: Binay Sinha 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 24 2024 | 3:41 PM IST Tata AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Tata AIA) has launched a fund as part of its unit-linked insurance offering. Tata AIA NIFTY Alpha 50 Index Fund will invest in stocks that comprise the Nifty Alpha 50…
Source: Business Standard 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 05 2024 | 5:06 PM IST Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has come out with a new fund option for its Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP) customers. The Bajaj Allianz Life Nifty 200 Alpha 30 Index Fund aims to capitalise on high-alpha stocks while offering…
