Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is imposed on both buyers and sellers in the Indian stock market. Capital loss occurs while selling an asset for less than its purchase price and can be used to offset capital gains. Both short-term and long-term losses can be carried forward for 8 years.
4 min read12 Mar 2024As a trader every time you want to book profits, the funds take T+2 days to come to your account. It often makes you miss out on other good opportunities. But that’s set to change. If you are a trader or an investor SEBI has some good news for you on that front. It has decided to cut the settlement cycle by a whole day. From October the settlement will follow a T+1 cycle instead of the current T+2. Watch to find out how will this affect you.
26 Jul 2023Kuvera co-founder Neelabh Sanyal takes us through his portfolio. Sanyal invests 80% of his assets in equities through index funds. These are index funds tracking the Nifty, Nasdaq and Midcap indices. The balance amount is in FDs and liquid funds.
14 Jun 2023As repo rates were raised by 40 basis points last week, what are the debt funds investors can look at
2 min read10 May 2022The UTI Short Term Plan, which is part of Mint30, is one of the schemes with exposure to the debt securities of DHFL LtdUTI AMC has decided to mark down the downgraded securities by 100%
1 min read12 Jun 2019If you are investing for the very short term, arbitrage funds may not be a good alternative to liquid fundsFor investment horizons of over three months, this category can be considered in volatile and buoyant markets
5 min read10 Apr 2019Easy access to credit is making millennials borrow more. Evaluate the rates and loan repayment capacity and ensure that you don’t fall into a debt trapShort-term loans are opted more by millennials who recently entered the workforce and started earning
3 min read19 Mar 2019To ensure debt funds work for you, know how to manage the associated risksShort-term debt funds with a 100% AAA portfolio give better post-tax returns than options like bank deposits
5 min read11 Mar 2019Give money time to grow. One can’t (and shouldn’t) wait for the perfect time to investInvest only after setting up emergency fund
3 min read11 Feb 2019A study has revealed that adult learners in India have maximum interest in short-term certificate courses Indian professionals realise the need and are pursuing or opening to the idea of short courses to upgrade and up-skill
2 min read29 Jan 2019The 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