The best gift for your children isn't a house—it's optionality
Real estate may offer stability, but liquid financial assets give the next generation the flexibility to adapt to changing life goals.
Real estate may offer stability, but liquid financial assets give the next generation the flexibility to adapt to changing life goals.
The Indian stock market recorded sharp gains on Friday, with Sensex and Nifty rising more than 1% to end the week on a positive note. Strong Q1 earnings, sharp buying in IT stocks and other factors boosted investor sentiment despite the global market crash. The Sensex surged over 964 points to close at 78,151, while…
Stocks in Asia fell after a technology-led selloff on Wall Street as investors questioned whether the billions being poured into the artificial intelligence buildout will generate sufficient returns. Oil held its gains. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 0.8% after gauges in Japan, South Korea and Australia slipped. That came after the S&P 500 fell…
SBI Funds Management, India’s largest asset management company, will open its Rs 9,813 crore IPO for subscription on Tuesday. The issue will close on July 16. The company has fixed a price band of Rs 545-574 per share. Investors can bid for a minimum of 26 shares and in multiples thereafter. At the upper end…
Income-tax returns: The income-tax department has released excel utility of its ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, and ITR-4 (Sugam) online forms for financial year 2025-26 i.e. assessment year 2026-27 and notified all ITR forms 1-5 for this tax year (FY26 / AY27). Notably, availability of excel utility means that you can prepare your returns offline before…
A few years of disappointing SIP returns are often enough to make investors question whether they have chosen the wrong mutual fund. The temptation to stop investing or switch to a fund that has recently outperformed is especially strong when markets are volatile and portfolios remain in the red. Investment experts, however, caution against making…
Are you facing a cash crunch? Your National Savings Certificate (NSC), a prominent government-backed savings scheme, can double as instant loan collateral. While it offers investors fixed, predictable returns and a 5-year tenure, in exceptional cases of cash crunch, if you need funds before the maturity date, you may be able to pledge your NSC…