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Let a hundred flowers bloom: Nikhil Kamath’s approach to life and investing explained
The co-founder of Zerodha is also a hedge fund founder and a prop tech and private equity investor, but his animating force these days is WTF, a podcast he launched in early 2023.
4 min read14 Apr 2024EPF passbook: How to withdraw EPF balance online? A step by step guide?
EPF withdrawal: The EPF subscriber can apply for partial withdrawal for a range of purposes which include marriage of self or child, medical needs, house purchase, home loan repayment, or house renovation
2 min read13 Apr 2024Mutual funds: SIP contributions jumped 28% to nearly ₹2 lakh crore in FY24, shows AMFI data
Inflows to mutual funds via systematic investment plans spiked in the fiscal year 2023-24, rising from ₹13,700 crore in April 2023 to ₹19,271 crore in March 2024, signifying a rise of 40 per cent.
1 min read11 Apr 2024Sensex, Nifty on the dance floor — should you simply invest in index funds and relax? Here is what experts say
Broader benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty spiked nearly 18.74 per cent and 20.03 per cent respectively in 2023. The market continued its gaining spree for the eighth year in a row.
2 min read10 Apr 20245 best large cap mutual funds to invest in 2024
Large cap funds are mandated to invest a minimum of 80% of their assets in the large cap stocks. Large cap stocks are securities of companies ranked in the top 100 in the order of market capitalisation.
1 min read10 Apr 2024FD interest rates: 5 banks offer more than 7 per cent per annum on their fixed deposits
HDFC Bank offers highest interest rate of 7.25 percent on its deposits with tenure of 18 to 21 months. The bank also offers 7.15 percent on fixed deposits with tenure between 2 years 11 months to 35 months
2 min read9 Apr 2024Seven key personal finance deadlines set to expire on March 31
Here we give the lowdown on the seven personal finance changes which will come into force from April 1, 2024 onwards. These include deadlines relating to income tax exemption, filing an updated return, special fixed deposit scheme and new debit card charges, among others
4 min read28 Mar 2024These banks offer higher FD interest rate above 7 percent. Details here
HDFC Bank offers interest rate on its fixed deposits in the range of 3 percent to 7.25 percent per annum. The highest interest rate of 7.25 percent is offered on term deposits that are of tenure between 18 months and 21 months.
2 min read22 Mar 2024The era of no-brainer 5% returns on cash is ending
Cash has been a hot investment since the Fed started raising rates, but the landscape is changing as the central bank considers cutting.
3 min read20 Mar 2024Most unresolved investors' complaints belong to venture capital funds, Sebi data shows
Complaints filed by investors to the capital markets regulator Sebi against listed companies and Sebi-registered intermediaries are redressed through SCOREs
1 min read15 Mar 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared