by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 30, 2017 | Investment Planning
The government announced the interest rate for PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi, NSC, KVP Interest Rates July-Sept 2017 on 30th June 2017. Let us see the changes applicable with effective from 1st April 2017. Earlier the interest rates used to be announced on yearly once.... 
by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 27, 2017 | Investment Planning
The biggest concern or confusion for many of the parents is to identify the best child saving and investment plan in India. There are Endowment Plans, ULIPs, or Mutual Funds, which claim they are best. However, which is really best? I am writing this post with... 
by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 20, 2017 | Tax Planning
A majority of us are aware of the Sec.80c options. But are you aware of the Tax Savings options other than Sec.80C for FY 2017-18? In this post, let us explore those options and how wisely you can save tax. In my earlier post, I explained in detail about what are the... 
by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 15, 2017 | Investment Planning
Recently I came across this headline “Invest for 3 years – Save Tax For LIFETIME”. Sounds eye catching right? Because for many of us tax is the only force which makes us invest. Let us try to understand such GIMMICKS in detail 🙂 Here, the product... 
by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 13, 2017 | Investment Planning
Confession time: The first time I learned about the markets was when I was 16. My father came home and said he had made 3000 from an ICICI script that shot up within a month and he wanted to celebrate. We went for a dinner and had some of my favorites – Biryani... 
by Basavaraj Tonagatti | Jun 7, 2017 | Tax Planning
CBDT on 7th June 2017 announced the Cost of Inflation Index for FY 2017-18 (AY 2018-19). The biggest change this year is that the base year was changed from the earlier FY 1981-82 to FY 2001-02. What is Cost of Inflation Index (CII)? It is a measure of inflation that... 