“Bank Fixed Deposits are not going to work for me! I am planning for building up a fund for paying off my daughter’s college fees.” Mr. Iyer was telling me the other day. “I want to know where I can invest for 5 years so that I would be able to pay off the college fees easily after 5 years?” Mr. Iyer was indeed worried because he is not able to understand how to work this...
It is that time of the year when the salaried as well as the non-salaried hunt for various tax-saving investment avenues. A smarter approach is the one where tax-saving is taken up early in the year rather than making it a later affair. When one chooses a tax saving investment there are a few factors that need to be considered like safety, returns, lock-in, and liquidity. Here are various...
PPF is one of the most popular tax saving as well as investment instruments as it comes with EEE tax framework. Additionally, PPF comes with so many features that it is difficult to resist. This article will focus on everything related to PPF. What is PPF? PPF refers to Public Provident Fund. This is a unique investment instrument that comes with long term time horizon. It is best...