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3 Smart Tax Saving Moves to Make

With the fiscal yearend barely around the corner, you may be wondering how to put your idle savings to good use while reducing your tax burden at the same time. All too often, unsuspecting investors fall into the trap of purchasing fruitless endowment insurance plans that are sold in the guise of low risk investments that generate high returns, only to discover later that they weren’t really value creating at all. Avoid them at all costs and consider these three “smart” tax saving moves instead.

3 Lesser Known Types of Insurance That are Worth Considering

It’s not surprising that insurance has earned a bad rep over the years. The word “insurance” instantly conjures up images of glib, smooth talking sales people that are trying to pull a fast one over you! In fact, it rings true that insurance (especially life insurance) has been heavily mis-sold over the years. Only recently has there been a wave of awareness of the true purpose of insurance as a risk protection mechanism, leading to more and more people seeking out pure risk plans such as term insurance or health insurance. In a similar vein, here are three types of lesser know pure risk coverages that are low cost in nature.

3 Smart Tax Saving Tips for the Fiscal Yearend

There’s just one quarter left in the financial year, and you’re soon going to be inundated with ‘reminders’ from your company’s HR manager asking you for your tax saving proofs & declarations for the year! If you’re a Mutual Fund investor, you probably already know that for saving taxes, ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Schemes) Mutual Funds Sahi Hai! Here are three tips to keep in mind while investing into them.

In Your Thirties? Avoid These Common Retirement Planning Mistakes!

Are you in your thirties right now? Your retirement may seem a long way away today; but this is really the best time to start planning for it – if you haven’t already. A multitude of factors are increasing the need for maintaining structured, disciplined and committed action towards your retirement portfolio. Here are four mistakes to avoid on your journey.

How to Meet Your Financial Goals

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Should you surrender your LIC Policy, make it paid up, or continue?

Read this blog to know what you should do with your LIC policy, make it paid up, or continue it or surrender it. To know more, visit FinEdge now!

What Is Equity Savings Funds?

Equity Savings funds are a type of open-ended mutual fund that divides its assets among equity funds, debt funds, & arbitrage. To know more, Visit FinEdge Now!

4 Life Insurance Myths to watch out for

It may surprise you to know that most Financial Advisors themselves tend to be unclear about the real purpose of Life Insurance in one’s portfolio of Financial Products! Here are four common myths that many investors still continue to steadfastly harbour. Make sure you aren’t one of them!

Recently Retired? Here’s what you need to do

If you’ve recently retired, or are about to, you’ve probably got a hundred questions swimming about in your mind right now! Have I saved enough? What if my money runs out? Should I invest aggressively and aim for high returns, or play it safe instead? Should I use up my resources, or aim to bequeath some portion of it to my heirs? Should I try to find some part time work? The list is endless… and sometimes frightening! Here are a few things for you to do right away.

Important features of your Health Insurance Policy

Health Insurance has become a critical aspect of your overall Financial Plan, with medical expenses inflating at supernormal rates and lifestyle diseases continuing to spread at alarming rates. In fact, a single medical emergency can push your Financial Planning back by several years, which is why more and more Financial Advisors are recommending adequate medical coverages. If you’re making the wise move of upping your Mediclaim coverage, here’s a list of a few important things you need to learn about the Health Insurance Policy you’re about to sign up for.

Hybrid Mutual Funds - Decoded

SEBI’s recent recategorization move has resulted in the creation of 36 “categories” of Mutual Funds, each with iron-tight definitions that are impossible to manipulate. In the long run, this stands to benefit investors as they will know exactly what they’re getting into while investing their hard-earned money! Here are the 6 sub-categories of “Hybrid” Mutual Funds, along with a short note on who exactly this category of Mutual Fund is “Sahi” for!

Can you Afford your Child’s College Education?

“Sending ones children to a good college” consistently ranks as one of the top financial goals for most Indian parents. No wonder a plethora of financial products exist that specifically target this goal. However, with rising education costs, a good college degree is unlikely to come cheap in the years to come. Unless one is very wealthy and sitting on large savings, it becomes nearly impossible to have the required money ready in time without having a robust plan in place. Unfortunately, recent research has shown that more than 75% of Indian parents wish they had started saving for their children’s college fund earlier than they did. Given that the quality of your child’s education will make a significant difference to his or her future earnings and career growth prospects, it’s no wonder that this becomes a ‘top of the mind’ priority for all parents.