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5 summer vacation hotspots: DIY holiday or package tour, take your pick Find out whether a DIY approach or a packaged tour offered by various travel firms works for you as you plan your vacation this summer. Here's how to pick the right ELSS mutual fund to save tax The three-year lock-in period means investors can get trapped in underperforming schemes if they are not careful when selecting tax-saving mutual funds. Tax-saving for young earners simplified How to save on tax without locking away your money in long-term investments and without putting a dent in your wallet. Invest via mutual fund SIPs to gain from equity market volatility SIP is based on the idea of averaging your investment cost over time and it's the simplest and yet most effective technique of benefitting from volatility. From our Partners Government Bonds & Taxes: Investment Options to Cut Taxes Without High Risk As we approach the end of another financial year and gear up to pay our taxes, the interest in different tax saving instruments are on the rise. From our Partners Six smart things to know about bonus in insurance plans Not all life plans are eligible for bonus. Plans can either be participatory, thereby qualifying for bonus, or non-participatory, that do not qualify for bonus. Air conditioner manufacturers' stocks can make good long term bets: Here's why Hotter summers, more disposable income and better power supply are bound to increase sales of cooling equipment like room air conditioners and coolers. Here's why you should write a living will before it is too late This battle we so glorify and fight in hospitals is a futile one. Death is how it ends, and there is no fighting it. Why then should there be this struggle? Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 1 M(%) 6 M(%) 1 YR(%) 3 YRS(%) JM Core 11 Direct Plan-Growth -1.16 -7.08 14.77 13.32 Kotak Select Focus Fund Direct-Growth -2.11 -2.61 12.13 11.98 Mirae Asset India Equity Fund Direct- Growth -3.12 -2.36 14.24 11.52 Invesco India Growth Fund Direct-Growth -0.99 2.38 21.10 11.46 JM Multi Strategy Direct Plan-Growth -3.50 -7.10 10.73 11.08 FeaturedDSP BlackRock Equity Savings Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 0.00 0.91 9.49 NaN Start SIP 8 older mobile phones that are still worth the investment Most brands are now launching new smartphones with updated features and specifications every six months. Here are 8 mobiles that are still value for money. How to make a living will A recent Supreme Court judgment has made it possible for a person who is terminally ill or in advanced vegetative state to enforce a living will.

Financial Calculators New LTCG tax calculator: Plan, compute your tax Use this tool to calculate long-term capital gains (LTCG) and the corresponding LTCG tax for listed shares and units of equity-oriented mutual funds. Tax Impact Calculator This tax calculator will help you estimate your tax liability. Just input your personal income details and know how much you would be liable to pay.

7 stock market technical indicators that can help you invest ET Wealth explains how these indicators can help you invest better and make more profit. You can find them on the websites of stock exchanges. Which type of insurance do you really need? Assess before you buy Insurance is an important aspect of an individual's financial stability and security. However, the type of cover depends upon his needs at present. How to save for your vacations For many millennials, travelling is more important than other financial goals such as buying a car, saving for a house or even investing for retirement. Stock pick of the week: What makes Simplex Infrastructure a good bet Improving net profit and debt recovery, fattening order book, likely improvement in revenue and recent price correction has made it analysts' pick of the week. Tax Optimiser: How tax-free perks, NPS can reduce salaried Narang's tax outgo by Rs 65,000 Rishi Narang's salary is not very tax friendly. More than 15% of his income is swallowed by tax. Few tax-free allowances and the NPS benefit can reduce his tax. Reliance Vision Fund: Return more volatile than peers With a 10-year return of 10.33%, the fund has outperformed both the category (10.01%) and the benchmark index (8.6%). How big a luxury home can $1 million buy? Based on data crunched by Knight Frank, it appears the number of square feet you can own can vary wildly from city to city. Stock market was due for a breather after strong run up: Lalit Vij, Principal PNB AMC "The investors are correcting their portfolio allocation given that over long periods, equity is likely to deliver better returns than other asset classes." What is total returns index? From 1 February 2018, all mutual fund schemes are mandated by Sebi to use Total Return Index or TRI to benchmark their performance. Alternative investment returns monitor: For the week ending March 14, 2018 Here's weekly tracker of returns from alternative investments. But don't compare these with traditional investments as purpose of such investments is different.

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