Wed, Jan 01, 2025
SIP vs PPF: Both systematic investment plans (SIPs) and public provident funds (PPFs) are popular investment options to build a retirement corpus. Let’s find out which scheme can help generate a higher fund on Rs 12,000 monthly investment for 30 years.
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Tue, Dec 31, 2024
Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a retirement-focussed scheme that offers long-term guaranteed returns and tax benefits. Any residents of India, including salaried, self-employed, and pensioners can open a PPF account with a minimum amount of Rs 500.
Wed, Nov 27, 2024
PPF Calculator: Public Provident Fund (PPF) is used to make tax-free retirement corpus but it can also be used to get regular income a month. The income will also be tax-free.
Sun, Oct 21, 2018
Got Diwali bonus? The amount of Rs 50,000 or Rs 1 lakh may appear too small, or you may even end up looking to splurge it all on festivities.
How to retire at 40: Everybody wants to enjoy a relaxed life or live on their own terms. Some millennials plan to retire early. So much so that retiring at 40 has become a goal for many. Is this really possible?
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
Best Financial Gift for Child: This festival season, you can make your children rich. Instead of splurging on physical gifts like mobile phones, other gadgets, costly clothes, trips to tourist locations, you can gift them financial products.
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
How to become rich: It’s never too late to earn big on your investments, and the age of 25 years may be your best option.
Mon, Oct 15, 2018
Usually, parents’ monies are found lying in various savings account or invested in fixed deposits, insurance, real estate, gold, Public Provident Fund, bonds, loans to real estate builders, etc. Some may have invested in stocks/mutual funds, etc.
Sat, Oct 13, 2018
Concerned about the financial future of your children? Here are two government-backed schemes that can make your newly born son or daughter never have to worry about money when they grow up.
Tue, Oct 09, 2018
Retirement planning is important for everyone. And the earlier one starts, the better it becomes in terms of financial returns.
Sun, Oct 07, 2018
India Post offers a number of small savings schemes including the Sukanya Samriddhi accounts for the girl child, National Savings Certificates and Monthly Income Scheme Account.
Sat, Oct 06, 2018
Public Provident Fund (PPF): If you any amount ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1.5 lakh, here's a sure shot and safest way to make it grow over a period of time.
Tue, Oct 02, 2018
The month of October has started and in its wake, it is bringing a number of changes that will affect your money life - mostly for the worse, but there is a silver lining of sorts too. At least for those who invested in some small schemes.
Mon, Oct 01, 2018
Wills and nominations are perhaps the most neglected aspects of financial planning, but their urgent importance cannot be overemphasised .
Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Public Provident Fund (PPF): One can invest a minimum of Rs 500 and a maximum up to Rs 1.5 lakh/year in a PPFco account.
Mon, Sep 24, 2018
The government of India recently announced the much-desired hike in the interest rates on small savings schemes.
Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Post Office account vs PPF vs NSC vs Kisan Vikas Patra vs Small Savings: After a long wait, the Government of India has hiked interest rates for Small Savings Schemes.
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
It needs to be noted that now, investment in these schemes looks way more attractive than what banks are offering you.
Sat, Sep 08, 2018
Bank Investment Schemes: Public and private sector banks offer a number of investment schemes that are safer, some with assured returns, than market-driven stocks.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
The EPFO operates a retirement scheme called Employees' Provident Fund (EPF). However, this is not the only retirement scheme that is available in the market.
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
PPF is a preferred investment option is because of its tax efficiency and its eligibility for tax deduction under section 80C. However, one can avail the same tax deduction of Rs. 1.50 Lakh, with higher post tax returns, by investing in ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme). The returns from ELSS are higher even after considering the proposed long-term capital gains tax of 10%, that has been introduced in the recent budget.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
Recent introduction of the Universal Account Number (UAN) has made accessibility of the EPF account easier.
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