Comparing Fixed Deposit and Mutual fund Debt Schemes for novice

Conservative investors generally avoid investing in risky asset classes like equity, real estate etc. For such investor fixed deposits or mutual fund debt schemes are among the best choices. Both of them yields returns in the form of interest earned however their are few features which differentiates them from each other. Lets us glace through...

Best Stock Brokers in India

Trading in stock markets is a unique solution to people who want to multiply their money in a very short time. It can be considered as a business that can be done with any amount of money that you want to get started with. All that is needed is a good market analysis, and the...

Process for getting succession certificate simplified

In case of death of a person without leaving a will, court may grant succession certificate in order to realise securities or debts of the deceased. A civil court issues succession certificate to the legal heirs of a deceased person. It is required to establish the authenticity of the heirs. Also to authorize them to get assets or...

Difference between NRE and NRO Accounts

If you are a Non Resident Indian or an NRI and need to maintain a Rupee bank account in India then there are several options available to you. You can choose to open an NRE account which is a Non –Resident External account or a Non Resident Ordinary Rupee account which is generally known as...

Must ask questions while selecting an Investment Advisor

It is must for an investor to be very careful while selecting a investment Advisor. Over the period of time such advisor becomes just like a family members as you need to share a lot about your personal life with them. Thus it becomes a very important decision. So while selecting, you must do a...

How to identify notes printed before 2005 and withdrawn by RBI

In Jan 2014, RBI has issued a currency notification, according to which all those bank notes which were issued prior to 2005 are needed to be withdrawn. As such the regulator is intending to completely stop the circulation of such series of notes. The notification clearly mentions that all such pre 2005 notes will be...

Things To Do Before Becoming NRI

Non- resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian staying outside the home country. To become an NRI is a dream of many people, while for others it is just going with the flow of wind. Anyways, whatever set of reasons you carry with yourself to settle abroad, there are few things that you need to do...

Tax exemptions on PPFs, NSC and post office schemes

Most saving schemes like Public Provident Funds (PPF), Monthly Income scheme (MIS), National Savings Certificate (NSC) at post offices are among the most popular investment schemes after bank fixed deposits. However, only few of them are eligible for tax benefits as such one has to be check before selecting the scheme for investing. Amount invested in Public provident fund,...

Ujjivan Financial Services all set for IPO – See details, Prospectus

Ujjivan has offered its request for the  Equity Shares  through the Draft Red Herring Prospectus . It had filed its draft prospectus with SEBI on 31st December 2015 to be listed  on BSE and NSE and obtained clearance in Feb 2016. The Company  has got an ‘in-principle’ approval from BSE and NSE for the listing...

Concept of Dividend Stripping and its Tax Implications

Do you know the concept of dividend stripping? Many people follow the practice of selling the security/ unit immediately after the record date. When a dividend is declared and received before the record date and the associated security is sold after the record date then the practice is known as dividend stripping. If you look...