Why the tax arbitrage argument is not valid for changes in debt fund taxation

The Finance Act 2023 removed the benefit of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax for debt…

Why Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath has just 40% allocation to equities

A year later, Kamath’s prediction about the markets has come true. Since then the market has…

Why are long time tenants planning to buy a Shenoy home?

“It is better to wait than buy a house when it is not affordable and then…

New Finance Act: Downside for investors on withholding tax news

The revised new tax regime has become the default regime from April 1, and long-term capital…

TMFs and the Art of Investing: Swaroop Mohanty of Mirae MF

make a switch Mohanty shifted part of his liquid fund investments to target maturity funds to…

Target maturity funds are fine but beware of reinvestment risk

TMFs provide some degree of predictability of return for those who remain invested till the maturity…

Dynamic Bond Fund, Target Maturity Fund or FD: Where to bet amid rising rates?

Abhishek Bisen, Head – Fixed Income, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company We are nearing the peak…

‘Tax-free’ insurance pitch has many holes

Insurers are motivating investors to buy insurance policies. It comes with a rider, though: Buy these…

Are constant maturity funds better than target maturity funds?

I want to invest in debt funds as part of my asset allocation for the long…

How mutual funds reduce reinvestment risk with FMP

Kotak Mutual Fund, ICICI MF and DSP MF recently launched Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) that will…