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Do not buy ULIPs because equity mutual fund LTCG will be taxed!

The day after Budget 2018 proposed LTCG tax on equity and equity oriented mutual funds, life insurers saw an opportunity to push ULIPS as the “go to” instrument now. Abandoning mutual...

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Equity LTCG Taxation: How much tax do I need to pay? Illustration part 1

It was announced in Budget 2018-2019: Long Term Capital Gains from Equity to be taxed at 10%.  Here is an illustration of how much long-term capital gains tax you need to pay on a long-term...

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Budget 2018: Eight important but lesser known proposals + FAQ

Here are eight lesser-known, but important budget 2018 proposals. I have now updated the three budget articles posted yesterday. Please do have a look: UPDATE: Equity LTCG Taxation: How much tax do I...

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Long Term Capital Gains Taxation from Equity: Examples (Budget 2018-2019)

As published it was announced in Budget 2018-2019: Long Term Capital Gains from Equity to be taxed at 10%. Here are some examples of how this works. Example 1″ I purchase 10,000 units of an...

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Budget 2018-2019 Major Benefits to Senior Citizens!

Budget 2018 has a slew of benefits for senior citizens. Here is a list. Also see: Budget 2018-2019: Long Term Capital Gains from Equity to be taxed at 10% – Implications New: Long Term Capital Gains...

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Budget 2018-2019: Long Term Capital Gains from Equity to be taxed at 10% – Implications

In his budget speech today, the Finance minister announced 10% tax (without indexation) for capital gains exceeding one lakh from all direct equity and equity mutual funds. However, all capital gains...

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The Economic Survey 2017-2018 warns about high stock valuations

The  Economic Survey 2017-2018 was published yesterday with a clear warning that the stock market valuations are too high and unless earnings increase, a correction should be expected. The survey...

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Three Key Factors that decide how we achieve our financial goals

All of us dream. Some of our dreams are serious enough to become goals and like it or not, many dreams are financial. That is they require money to implement. Here are three key factors that decide...

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Download and share five free e-books!

From time to time I compile past posts on a particular topic and publish them as ebooks in pdf format. Here are 5 of them. If you are already aware of these, please consider sharing them with your...

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Why you should not worry when the stock market hits an all-time high

Each time the markets move up for a few sessions, it makes many investors uncomfortable. Is it a bubble? Is it euphoria? They wonder and if the movement results in an all-time time, the worry...

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