The fundamental benefit of term insurance is the monetary benefit the dependents receive on the death of the insured.

CBDT said that assessees holding valid certificates for FY20 would get the benefit of extension, which otherwise would expire on March 31.

More units are bought when the market price of shares is low and lesser units are bought when the price is high.

Regulations define specific structures / entities within mutual fund companies to safeguard investor monies from issues such as fraud, etc.

As per Section 44ADA, a resident individual, engaged in any business/ profession can declare income on presumptive basis only if gross receipts do not exceed Rs 50 lakh in previous year.

Anticipating a huge surge in demand, it came out with a new software for online receipt and settlement of claims and deployed the software on March 29.

The clarification came as the employees, in many cases, have donated a portion of their salaries the the fund through their employers.

Most companies are encouraging their existing customers to use digital channels as there has been a surge of such requirements from customers along with scarcity of service personnel at insurance offices.

As of February 29, 2020; equities outperformed gold over the trailing 10-, 15- and 20-years, delivering annualised 10.39%, 13.89% and 12.0% respectively compared with 8.16%, 12.59% and 11.49% respectively delivered by gold.

Patience, perseverance and quality stocks are needed to win the game of equity investments.

Currently, there are several health insurance products in the market and every insurer designs products basis their underwriting guidelines, claims experience, risk assessment.

You may avoid double taxation on your income by claiming tax relief if India has signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAA) with the country of your residence.

Investing in high-quality companies and proven MF schemes always pays in the long term and these would be the first to recover

The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) this financial year is on till April 24, and investors who apply and pay digitally get a Rs 50 per gram discount on the Rs 4639 per gm price of each bond

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, launched on March 26, a provision exists for withdrawal from one’s provident fund accumulation to fight the pandemic.

Now is the time to assess where you are in relation to financial goals, tax planning & cash inflows.

Credit risk funds have been seeing redemptions over the last one year. Between March 2019 and March 2020, most credit risk funds had seen outflows barring ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Funs, IDFC Credit Risk Fund and Mahindra Credit Risk Yojana.

Experts said the debacle at Franklin could lead to redemptions from other debt schemes. Investors could lose a big chunk of the Rs 25, 800 crore worth of assets held in the six debt schemes that Franklin has wound down.

As credit risk funds may see redemption pressure because there are no takers for lower-rated paper, investors can opt for liquid and overnight funds.

Gold plays an important role as a diversifier in a portfolio due to its less than perfect correlation with other asset classes.

VPF is the voluntary contribution by employees towards their provident fund account over and above the 12% contribution towards EPF.

The motor third-party obligation of each insurer should be linked to the number of vehicles insured instead of premium derived from this segment, says Irdai panel.

The year 2020 is not going to be a year to forget. Understanding the nuances and re-learning the basics is a good thing to do.

Equity markets in India and across the globe have corrected sharply on concerns over global growth amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The daily AUM of such funds stood at Rs 74,709.11 crore in April, compared with `80,377.59 crore in March — declining Rs 5,668.48 crore.

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