Can Rs 2 crore retirement corpus generate Rs 2 lakh monthly income for 20 years after retirement?Planning your retirement corpus is crucial. A Rs 2 crore fund may not last 20 years with high withdrawals. Experts suggest a bucket strateg...
25 May, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Stay disciplined, think five years out: Deepak Shenoy on how to navigate volatile marketsGlobal economic turbulence is high. However, India's company earnings are performing well. Deepak Shenoy advises investors to focus on fund...
19 May, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
FDs or debt funds: Where should you park surplus money in a high interest rate phase?Investors are reassessing investment choices due to rising fixed deposit rates and market fluctuations. Experts advise maintaining a long-t...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Gold funds vs ETFs: Where should mutual fund investors place their bets this Akshaya Tritiya?Gold ETFs and Gold Funds offer different advantages for investors. Gold ETFs are more cost-effective and tax-efficient. Gold Funds provide ...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
I invest Rs 60,000 monthly via SIPs. Should I add a multi-asset or balanced advantage fund to reduce volatility?I am 42, earning Rs 28 lakh annually. I invest Rs 60,000 per month through SIPs in a mix of large cap (40%), flexi-cap (30%) and mid-cap (3...
07 Apr, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Nearly 176 debt funds offer returns over FDs in 2 years. Should investors rethink allocation?SBI has increased fixed deposit rates. However, many debt mutual funds are providing better returns. Investors are now comparing these opti...
02 Apr, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Have capital gains tax exemption rules for debt mutual funds changed in Budget 2026?Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2026 speech brought no changes to debt mutual fund taxation, maintaining taxation at slab rate...
01 Feb, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
NRI Taxation: Mutual funds capital gain, TDS rules; STCG, LTCG tax rules from equity, debt, international, hybrid MFs and othersMutual funds taxation for NRI: From FY 2024-25, the capital gains taxation rules were revised for all asset classes, including mutual funds...
29 Jul, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
Changes in taxation for mutual fundsThe Union Budget 2024-25 updated capital gains taxes for financial assets. Equity-oriented mutual funds now have an LTCG tax exemption up t...
25 Jul, 2024, 07.33 AM IST
2 mutual fund schemes which offer tax efficiency plus debt-MF like returnsAlternative to debt mutual funds: From FY 2023-24 (April 1, 2023), the rules for taxation for debt mutual funds were revised. The governmen...
29 Jan, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk: LTCG removal in debt MFs could see investors run for safety to bank FDs: Abans InvestmentAccording to Bhavik Thakkar of Abans Wealth and Investment Managers, the difference between Bank FD returns and Corporate Debt MF returns a...
26 Apr, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
New debt MF taxation rule give FDs an edge, but these debt fund categories can give better returnBudget 2023 has taken away the taxation advantage which the debt funds have been enjoying so far as LTCG tax on debt fund was applicable if...
31 Mar, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
It's advantage FD with debt mutual funds set to lose popularityIndexation benefit in debt mutual funds that lowered the tax outgo for investments held for more than three years has been removed. With th...
25 Mar, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Amfi pitches for debt-linked saving schemes, tax parity with ULIPsIn its Budget proposals for 2022-23 to the Finance Ministry, the industry body has requested that mutual funds should be allowed to introdu...
14 Dec, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
ULIP taxation: The free switching among funds may go away with new amendmentAt present, most ULIPs offer several free switches from one fund to another and even from a debt fund to equity fund and vice versa. Howeve...
25 Mar, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
LIC Mutual Fund launches Arbitrage FundThe new fund offer (NFO) opens on January 4 and will close on January 18.
04 Jan, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
ET in the classroom: Taxation in a mutual fundLiquid funds, income funds, gilt funds, capital protection schemes are classified as debt-oriented schemes for taxation.
04 Aug, 2016, 12.01 PM IST