FCNR (Foreign Currency Non Resident) account is fixed deposit account offered by banks in India to non resident Indians (NRIs) and is operated in foreign currency. FCNR deposits are good investment option for NRIs in Singapore as the interest rate offered by banks in India are way higher than that offered by banks in Singapore. […] Continue reading →
Tax Saving Fixed Deposits one of the most popular way to save taxes u/s 80C of income tax. These are like normal Fixed Deposit with banks but is labeled as “Tax Saving FD” while making the deposit. Why you Should Invest? Convenient to invest. ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank, etc offers online facility for Tax […] Continue reading →
Recurring deposits (RD) with banks are one of the most popular investment options for people with regular income. RD enables to deposit fixed amount every month for a pre-defined period which earns interest similar to Fixed Deposits (FD). You might want to bookmark this page as the RD interest rates would be updated every month […] Continue reading →
NRE (Non-Resident External) Fixed Deposits are one of the best investments for NRIs/PIOs/OCIs because of two reasons: The interest rate is on the higher side as compared to their country of residence and the interest earned on NRE FD is tax free in India This post compares the best interest rates on NRE FDs. Best […] Continue reading →
I often get request to calculate income tax for readers and how they can save more tax! It’s not possible for me to calculate it for everyone. So going forward I would pick cases and show how to calculate income tax and if there is scope to save additional tax. Below is the comment I […] Continue reading →
The government wants NPS (National Pension Scheme) to be the preferred investment vehicle for pension planning for majority of its citizens. Unfortunately as it happens with most of Government plans, NPS too has flaws which are holding investors back. To encourage investment in NPS, PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) which regulates it have made […] Continue reading →
Budget 2018 along with many changes to tax laws also introduced a new Section 80TTB. According to this Senior citizen can claim tax exemption up to Rs 50,000 on interest income from bank/ post office fixed deposit, recurring deposit or savings account. Also, if a senior citizen opts to take advantage of Section 80TTB, he […] Continue reading →
Equity Mutual Funds are one of the best investments to generate wealth in the long run while Debt mutual funds are more suited to park money for the short term (as an alternative to fixed deposits). But as in case of any investment, the final returns are determined on the way these Mutual Funds are taxed. This post […] Continue reading →
We have always stated that Mutual Funds are one of the best ways to create and manage wealth. It’s convenient, low cost, well-regulated, transparent and gives benefit of diversification. Starting January 1, 2013 SEBI had mandated all fund houses to have two version of each scheme – Direct & Regular. Direct vs. Regular: As the […] Continue reading →