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After being on a downswing for nearly six months, stock markets have started to rise again. The overall benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, spiked over the last four trading sessions (up to Thursday), with the former rising 6.5 per cent and the latter 6.4 per cent during this period. Although trade tensions over Trump’s … Read more
UCITS offer a tax-efficient, transparent, and liquid pathway to global markets—without the downsides of directly investing in US securities. Mint breaks down what UCITS are, how they work, and why they matter. “UCITS are essentially pooled investment vehicles,” explains Lovaii Navlakhi, managing director & CEO of International Money Matters, a firm offering financial consulatncy. “They … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) confirmed that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main session 2 result 2025 will be declared by tomorrow, April 19. The agency said the final answer key will be released by 2 pm today, April 18. Where to check answer key? One can check JEE Main final answer key link at … Read more
The problem of growing credit card debt is not limited to the general public. Even employees of the US federal government face the same issue – at least, that’s what DOGE, a government audit body reportedly conceived by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has confirmed. Recently, the official social media handle of the Department … Read more
Depending on whether the goals are short, medium or long term, investments can be made in equity, debt or hybrid – a combination of equity and debt – funds. Risk of over-diversification Diversification is important, but doing so just for the sake of diversifying doesn’t work and can backfire. That’s because after a point, the … Read more
A latest survey by fintech firm PolicyBazaar highlights a significant disconnect between consumers’ intentions, awareness, and actual ownership of health insurance in India. While 28.3% of the 3,955 respondents identified health insurance as a “must-have” product for their financial planning, only 18.7% owned health insurance policies. This ownership gap exists despite high awareness levels; nearly … Read more
Lack of awareness is still the biggest stumbling block in insurance adoption in India, and around 47.6 per cent of Indians remain unaware of term insurance and its benefits, a new report has shown. Term insurance has grown by 18 per cent in FY24 across the industry as compared to a CAGR of just 2 … Read more
Capital gains are the profits generated by an investor after selling a capital asset. These profits are the difference between the selling price and the original purchase price of a capital asset. Capital gains play a key role in determining how an investment has performed over a period of time. Types of capital gains Short-term … Read more
Income Tax: As a taxpayer, you can use the e-pay functionality on the e-filing portal to make a payment to the income tax department. This is a user-friendly feature to clear your dues via any of these routes: net banking, debit card, over the counter, NEFT/RTGS or payment gateway. Here, we describe the step-by-step process … Read more
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has pulled up several coaching centres for flouting advertising norms and engaging in unfair trade practices, particularly those institutes that help students prepare for joint entrance examination (JEE) for undergraduate engineering programs and national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses. Several prominent institutes have … Read more