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Under the new Budget proposals, investments in REITs and InvITs will be considered long-term if investors hold the units for more than 12 months, instead of the previous 36 months. Has this made these instruments more attractive for investors? Subahoo Chordia, Head of Real Assets Strategy, Edelweiss Alternatives addresses this in Simply Save Podcast.
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Atul Mehra, Fund Manager at Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund talks about why Indian equity markets have turned volatile and also suggests how investors should tread the markets given the uncertainties and where one can deploy Rs 10 lakh in this market.
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Besides diversified equity mutual funds, parent with young kids can also consider investing in emerging avenues such as direct investments in overseas equities and ETFs to take care of the exchange rate risk. Likewise, they can invest in international mutual funds offered by Indian asset management companies. Moneycontrol spoke to Eela Dubey, Co-founder of Edufund, an advisory firm that provides education and loan counselling besides advice on investing for children’s education overseas.
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Amol Joshi, Founder of PlanRupee Investment Services talks about the hardships that mutual investors are facing because of re-KYC mandate, what are the different KYC registration statuses, how to validate KYC and the issues specific to NRI investors.
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Systematic Withdrawal Plans allow investors to withdraw fixed sum every month. Akhil Chaturvedi, Chief Business Officer, Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, talks about how to start a SWP, how much should you withdraw and the pitfalls that come with it.
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The IRDAI has reduced the moratorium period that makes claims incontestable on the grounds of failure to disclose pre-existing diseases from eight years to five years, effective April 1. Likewise, shorter waiting period for pre-existing illnesses means that policyholders will have to wait for three, instead of four, years for their declared pre-existing conditions such as diabetes or hypertension to be covered, says Bhabatosh Mishra, Director, Claims, Underwriting and Product Niva Bupa Health Insurance. Tune in to Simply Save for details.
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A vast majority of Indians don’t undertake retirement planning. For the young, it’s not a priority. For the older generation, it is perhaps intimidating. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Ravi Saraogi, a SEBI RIA and Co-founder of Samasthiti Advisors, talks about how to formulate a basic retirement plan and the key factors to consider. Listen in
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The Insurance Brokers’ Association of India (IBAI) president Sumit Bohra is hopeful that their recommendations on making the grievance definition more robust, strengthening anti-mis-selling provisions and allowing intermediaries to represent policyholders at grievance redressal forums will be accommodated when IRDAI issues master circulars on these regulations in future. He also bats for trail-based commissions model, which can help curb mis-selling in this interaction with Moneycontrol. Tune into Simply Save for more.
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Nirav Karkera, Head of Research at Fisdom digs deeper into the results of the stress test and talks about whether investors need to change their investment strategy, surprising numbers from the stress test results and what can be expected in the subsequent data.
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Updating nomination for singly-held mutual fund (MF) investments can be easily done online. Apart from that, transmission of MF investments to the surviving family after an investor’s demise, too, can be completed online via MF Central, reveals Mario Sylvester Roche, COO of Domestic Fund Services at K KFin Technologies in a conversation with Moneycontrol.
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Last week, Uttarakhand became the first state in India to pass a Uniform Civil Code Bill. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Shri Venkatesh, Founding Partner at SKV Law Offices talks about how the bill is set to bring changes in matters of succession, marriage and divorce, among others, for the state’s residents.
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Roopali Prabhu, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Products & Solutions at Sanctum Wealth, throws light on how HNI investors are positioning their portfolios given the higher interest rates and the secular rally in the equity markets over the past three years.
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High-income urban Indian women have half their investment portfolio parked in fixed deposits and savings accounts, and only 7 percent in stocks. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Prashant Joshi, MD and Head of Consumer Banking Group at DBS Bank India talks about the likely reasons for this preference, and other aspects of women managing their finances.
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Most couples end up discussing all personal matters but money. But given that disagreements over managing finances can turn out to be a big stumbling block, it’s best to have these discussions sooner rather than later. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Pratibha Girish, a Certified Financial Planner and Founder, Finwise Personal Finance Solutions explains why it’s important for couples to be clear on how they plan to manage money together. Listen in
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The exercise involved sifting through more than 78 products offered by over 22 companies and analysing nearly 10,000 data points. The result? An easy-to-use guide with all the complex data around pricing, features and claim settlement neatly transformed into three product lists – A, B and C – to help you choose the most suitable health insurance policy. To discuss the nitty-gritties of this mammoth exercise, Moneycontrol caught up with Kapil Mehta, Co-founder, SecureNow.in. Listen in
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Online bond platforms have made investing in bonds easy and accessible to all. But has this made a difference? In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Vibhor Mittal, COO of Aspero, an online bond platform, says, such platforms have brought in greater transparency and easier access but demand from retails investors remains small.
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IRDAI has set up a committee to recommend simpler policy wordings in insurance contracts. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Shilpa Arora, COO at InsuranceSamadhan explains why clauses such as ‘reasonable and customary’ charges, proportionate deduction due to room rent capping and co-pay should be spelt out prominently in the insurance contract, and in an easy-to-understand language, instead of technical jargon. Tune in
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Assets under management of mutual funds investing in global markets have shrunk over the past 20 months. Even the long-term category average returns pale in comparison to some in the debt funds bucket. What is ailing global funds and are they still a good portfolio diversification tool. Moneycontrol spoke to Chintan Haria, head-investment strategy, at ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund for answers.
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It is raining offers and discounts and it’s difficult not to give into the temptation to buy the latest smartphone or an advanced home appliance. Online marketplaces also promise to make it easier for you to buy the products by rolling out schemes such as zero-cost EMI, buy-now-pay-later among others. However, it is wise to resist the temptation. To know more about the mistakes that people tend to make while shopping during festive seasons, Moneycontrol spoke to financial planner Pankaj Mathpal, Founder, Optima Money Managers. Tune in
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If you are a tax resident of India and have foreign assets, remember to disclose them in your income tax returns. Recently, a taxpayer learnt this the hard way after a penalty of Rs 30 lakh was imposed on her for failure to do so. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Preeti Sharma, Partner, Global Employer Services at BDO India talks about how to disclose your foreign assets and how to rectify past non-reporting or misreporting of such assets.
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Investing in micro-cap stocks can offer potential rewards, but it also comes with several risks that investors should be aware of. Nirav Karkera, Head of Research at Fisdom, tells us about what the micro-cap valuations are hinting at and how funds can manage the risks in micro-cap funds. Listen in
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Home loan borrowers saddled with high interest rates could now find it easier to switch to lenders who offer cheaper loans. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFC) to clearly communicate the impact of any rate change on the EMIs and loan tenure. To understand RBI’s stance and the impact on borrowers in detail, Moneycontrol spoke to Vipul Patel, Founder, MortgageWorld, a loan consultancy firm. Listen in
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If you thought investing in fixed deposits (FDs) was boring, think again. Today, many online investment platforms offer FDs for investment. One such platform is Stable Money which began offering FDs to its customers, beginning last month. In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Saurabh Jain, Co-Founder, Stable Money talks about FDs as an investment avenue. Listen in
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Investment advisors are well-qualified to analyse the financial conditions of clients and recommend investment opportunities. Moneycontrol spoke to Suresh Sadagopan, a SEBI-registered investment advisor, to discuss the role of an investment advisor. He also talked about how to select a good advisor and the impact of recent regulations on investment advisors. Listen in.
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If you are taking up a job with a start-up, make sure you have your personal finances in order. How much do you plan to save? Do you have an emergency corpus and what about health and life insurance? In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Santosh Joseph, CEO and Founder, Germinate Investor Services, lists out some important personal finance matters to deal with. Listen in
