New NPS withdrawal plan: Retirement Income Scheme offers an orderly exit, but no return guaranteeThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced the Retirement Income Scheme (RIS) under NPS, allowing retiree...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Q4 earnings roundup: Raymond Realty, MCX among 19 companies that delivered 100%+ growth in sales and PATA select group of 19 large-cap BSE-listed companies achieved triple-digit growth in both profit and revenue during Q4FY26, indicating stron...
28 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
How can you make Rs 1 crore retirement corpus from PPF investment?The PPF maturity period is 15 years, after which, you can continue your PPF account with or without contributions. PPF provides a 7.1% inte...
13 May, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Stop overpaying taxes: SSA rules explained — hidden ways to saveMany people think Social Security Administration income is always tax-free, but that is not true. Taxes depend on your total income and rul...
04 May, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Amazon techie checks April payslip, sees TDS bigger than father's salary: 'Daylight robbery at this point...'An Amazon employee went viral on Grapevine after sharing their shock over a heavily taxed April payslip, revealing frustration at seeing a ...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
Planning retirement at 42 with Rs 30 lakh? Here is how to build Rs 10 crore corpus in 20 yearsA 42-year-old Mumbai investor sought guidance on building a Rs 10 crore retirement corpus in 20 years. Expert Shivam Pathak reviewed his SI...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
India received highest number of regressive tax recommendations from IMF: OxfamAn Oxfam report highlights the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) tax advice. India received the most regressive recommendations between 2...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
IRS tax 'gifts' for investors. How to claim benefits?Wall Street investors assume that selling a winning stock always triggers a tax bill. However, for those in the lower income brackets (up t...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
High earners are saving $80,000 in taxes — here’s the 401(k) trick they useHigh earners are using a simple 401(k) strategy to cut retirement taxes. By converting money to a Roth IRA during low-income years, they re...
31 Mar, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Pen in pain: Pen associations write to government over GST rate increaseIndustry trackers say that the low cost pens have high price elasticity and slightest increase in the cost results in disproportionate redu...
23 Oct, 2021, 09.25 AM IST
Should you switch from tax free bonds now? These two factors should help you decide“If your holding in tax-free bonds is small, switching to PPF is the best option. Sell slowly and invest Rs 1.5 lakh per annum in PPF,” say...
28 Dec, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Time to rejig your tax-free bond portfolio?There is no reason to get worried about the floating rate nature of RBI bonds also. “7.15 per cent floating rate is a good option because i...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
L&T Finance NCD issue could offer up to 8.65% returnsThe NCDs offer interest rates as high as 8.65 per cent to retail investors.
11 Dec, 2019, 01.33 PM IST
Interest rates are falling: Retirees need to lock into higher rates nowUse the gap between the fall in 10-year yield and fall in yields of other products to lock into higher rates.
29 Jul, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
GST slabs necessary for transition: Arjun Ram Meghwal"There will be slabs in the tax rate beside a standard rate. Some sectors like Bikaneri Papad where tax is just one per cent... these indus...
18 Sep, 2016, 06.31 PM IST
Softer company fixed deposit rates to dent investors’ incomeCompany deposits of Shriram Transport Finance, Mahindra Finance which used to pay anywhere between 10 and 11% three years back, now pay bet...
11 May, 2016, 07.07 AM IST
- Jeevan Aastha seen a good bet, taxwise
Fixed return options seem a better bet in these uncertain times. But one has got to weigh the tax implications too.
17 Jan, 2009, 01.30 AM IST