SMALL SAVINGS SCHEME

MF portfolio doctor: Sethi needs to increase mutual fund SIPs to Rs 80,000 to reach money goals

The mutual fund portfolio doctor assesses the health of the mutual fund portfolio, examines the mutual fund schemes and their suitability w...

Did you retire between Feb and April? You can open Senior Citizen Savings account till Jun 30

The decision to relax the regulatory provisions has been taken to safeguard the interest of small savings depositors in the view of the loc...

UK's Rishi Sunak unveils new job support scheme; warns he cannot save every business

"The government will directly support the wages of people in work, giving businesses who face depressed demand the option of keeping employ...

No penalty, revival fees for PPF, RD and other small savings schemes

The decision has been taken by the Ministry of Finance as many investors have not been able to deposit money into their accounts on time du...

Govt relaxes norms for PPF, SSY and RD account holders

The relaxations with respect to small savings schemes have been extended to July 31, 2020, due to on-going novel coronavirus pandemic situa...

1% drop in small savings' rate may cut income by 15%. Measures are needed to save these schemes

The action taken by the RBI to provide a monetary cushion to the looming COVID recession has caused a reduction in the interest earnings of...

Small savings schemes see sharp rate cuts. What should investors do?

The downward revision of interest rates in small savings schemes like PPF, NSC, SSY has been sharp this quarter and might hurt your financi...

5 Money and tax tasks you should complete by July 31, 2020

In the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic, the government has provided various relaxations in meeting the financial deadlines to the common...

Portion of EPF corpus is invested in equities: Is your EPF money safe?

EPFO started to invest 5% of fresh inflows in index ETFs from August 2015. This was raised to 10% in 2017 and later to 15% in 2018. EPFO’s ...

What kind of mutual fund investments should I make to accumulate a comfortable retirement corpus?

Assuming a monthly income of Rs 1 lakh and inflation at 3% per annum thereafter, you may need a corpus of around Rs 3 crore.

Small savings schemes' interest rates slashed. Should you continue with your investments?

Investors in PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana will see the impact immediately as lower rates will be applicable on accumulated balance. How...

PPF to fetch 7.1%, NSC 6.8% as govt slashes small savings schemes interest rates

Rates of these schemes have been slashed by between 70 bps and 140 bps for the Apr-June quarter.

Two investment options offering more than 7% for senior citizens

For senior citizen investors, safety and returns play an important role while choosing an investment product. For that, they can consider t...

Equity mutual funds are struggling to keep up with market: 8 schemes that have beaten the index

When the markets are rising, it is reasonable to expect actively managed equity funds to extract some extra juice for investors. However, t...

Best equity mutual fund managers 2020: Ranking by ET-Wealth-Morningstar

These fund managers are only acutely aware of the frequent disruptions in recent years—on account of demonetisation, introduction of GST, t...

PPF: 7 things you should know about Public Provident Fund

A PPF account matures in 15 years. After the account matures, you can either withdraw the entire balance and close the account or extend it...

How to invest in small savings schemes using the India Post Payments Bank app

The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) offers a single view of all the post office investments and allows subscribers to manage thee efficient...