Holi 2025: The festival of colours offer a slew of money lessons for investors. We can imbibe a range of these lessons in our investing journey including diversification and significance of research that investors are supposed to carry out. Here we list out 5 key money lessons which investors can learn from the festival of … Read more
Do you regularly invest in stocks and have booked capital gains by selling some shares recently? In case you are not aware, these gains can be set off against the losses you may have incurred via another stock. This process of adjusting the loss against the gain is known as ‘tax loss harvesting’. Let us … Read more
Credit card distribution growth and spending in India continues to rise, reaching ₹1.84 lakh crore in January 2025, according to data provided by Asit C. Mehta Investment Intermediates. Hence, in this kind of an environment managing credit card expenses effectively is crucial to avoid financial strain later on. For the same proper education, knowledge sharing … Read more
The secondary market has been undergoing a lot of pressure lately. Benchmark index Nifty50 has already fallen 16 percent off its peak level. On account of volatility, it is recommended to invest in safer assets which include precious metals such as gold, debt funds and fixed deposits, among others. Interestingly, retail investors are gradually reducing their exposure to equity schemes, … Read more
In India, having a good credit score while borrowing loans and credit cards at reasonable interest rates is essential. That is why it is important to maintain a clean repayment history. That is why many also raise this question: Do credit scores get impacted because of delayed utility payments? This write-up is dedicated to answer … Read more
If you frequently travel within India or abroad and prefer a luxurious travel experience, carrying a credit card can be highly beneficial. In addition to booking flights and hotels, certain credit cards offer complimentary airport lounge access. However, this benefit comes with specific terms and conditions. Some credit cards allow only a limited number of … Read more
A good credit score is indispensable to raisepersonal loans and credit cards. However, building a solid credit history doesn’t happen in a short time. It needs consistency and responsible financial habits. Here, we explain how one can build and improvecredit score over a period of time. Building credit history: Steps to take 1.Use credit cards … Read more
As the travel segment grows, the competition in the travel credit card category is picking up. Some banks have rolled out travel-centric credit cards. Earlier, we had the American Express Platinum Travel Credit Card and the Axis Bank Atlas Credit Card in the travel category. Now, HSBC Bank has also joined with the TravelOne Credit … Read more
Q. Me and my wife have been investing in Nifty 50 tracking mutual funds for the past 8 years. We now intend to diversify by investing in Nifty100 Quality 30 index-tracking mutual funds. Can you tell us the pros and cons of investing in index mutual funds tracking the Nifty100 Quality 30 index? Additionally, please … Read more
The latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has been dismal with regard to equity mutual funds. In February, inflows into equity mutual funds fell to ₹29, 303 crore against ₹39,687 crore in the preceding month. The systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows also dropped to ₹25,999 crore against ₹26,400 crore … Read more