Buying a second home? Here is a step-by-step guide

Buying a second home? Here is a step-by-step guide

Investing in second homes presents an enticing opportunity, offering both financial gains and personal fulfilment. These properties can add diversity to your real estate portfolio and generate passive income through rentals. However, before making a purchase it is essential to keep the following points in mind: Also Read: Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth … Read more

Your Questions Answered: How does tax-loss harvesting work and can it minimise my tax outgo?

Your Questions Answered: How does tax-loss harvesting work and can it minimise my tax outgo?

Q. I am Ranjan. I want to harvest tax loss for my investments. How does tax-loss harvesting work? How can it help minimise my tax outgo? What are the risks? Tax-loss harvesting is a strategy used to minimise tax liability by selling investments that have declined or are declining in value. When an investment is … Read more

Sebi notifies small and medium REITs

Sebi notifies small and medium REITs

Bengaluru/Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued regulations to amend the REIT Regulations 2014, establishing guidelines for creation of Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trusts, or SM REITs. This move aims to regulate the fractional ownership industry and safeguard investor interests, incorporating both commercial and residential properties within the new … Read more

Lok Sabha polls 2024 and Indian stock market: IT, Auto among top 5 picks for this season

Lok Sabha polls 2024 and Indian stock market: IT, Auto among top 5 picks for this season

There are definite data points and trends that investors can look at to chart out their equity map during India’s moves in the elections. “Irrespective of election outcome, markets have delivered double digit returns during the election year,” says Feroze Azeez, Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth. View Full Image Nifty Before and After Lok Sabha … Read more

Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth with MSM REITs investments?

Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth with MSM REITs investments?

However, the large ticket size meant that the asset class was always exclusive to HNIs or institutional investors. Over the last half a decade, with the advent of tech platforms and listing of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), this asset class has become more accessible to the general public due to smaller ticket sizes in … Read more

NEFT hits a new milestone with 4.10 crore transactions in a day: RBI

NEFT hits a new milestone with 4.10 crore transactions in a day: RBI

NEFT system has achieved a milestone on leap day i.e., on February 29, 2024, by processing 4.10 crore transactions, the highest ever in a day so far. The precise number was 4 crore 10 lakh sixty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-seven, announced Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. In the past ten years (i.e., … Read more

Laapataa Ladies: 4 money lessons one can learn from this slapstick comedy

Laapataa Ladies: 4 money lessons one can learn from this slapstick comedy

No heroes beating up a hundred baddies accompanied by ear-drum splitting sound effects, no villains threatening to drop the hero’s parents into a vat of acid, no item song by an A-list movie star who plays sanskari heroine in every movie but secretly wishes she were Helen, no reminiscing over good ole days, no nationalist … Read more

5 investing mantras by William H ‘Bill’ Gross of PIMCO bond funds

5 investing mantras by William H ‘Bill’ Gross of PIMCO bond funds

William H “Bill” Gross stands out as a notable figure in the financial world, recognized for his accomplishments in the field of bond investments. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), a leading global investment firm with a focus on fixed-income investments. Given the moniker “Bond King”, Gross … Read more

Why the importance of a multi-asset portfolio cannot be overstated? MintGenie explains

Why the importance of a multi-asset portfolio cannot be overstated? MintGenie explains

‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’, once said a wise man. In the dynamic landscape of financial markets, constructing a robust investment portfolio is crucial for achieving long-term financial goals. One strategy that is gaining prominence is the adoption of a multi-asset portfolio. This approach involves diversifying investments across various asset classes, offering … Read more

What is ESG investing and how is this framework changing the investment landscape? MintGenie explains

What is ESG investing and how is this framework changing the investment landscape? MintGenie explains

Living a healthy lifestyle in a holistic sense has become one of the defining traits of our times. Interestingly, this idea is not just restricted to the ways we live. The idea has found huge acceptance even in the world of investments. Today, from sustainable living we are following the trend of sustainable investing. Sustainable … Read more