A product-led investor looks for performance: Why this can be a wrong starting point when selecting an asset

Investors often begin with the investment product: which has delivered the best returns or which asset class is performing well. But according to 1 Finance, this may be the wrong…

Mid and small-caps look expensive: Should you rebalance your portfolio as earnings could lift equities from October?

Indian could be heading for a re-rating as corporate are expected to improve in the second half (H2) of the financial year and domestic institutional investors continue to support the…

DA news: Full list of states that have announced dearness allowance hikes, payment of arrears for employees so far

Updated biannually using data from the All-India Consumer Price Index (AICPI), dearness allowance (DA) is a percentage of employees’ basic pay that aims to mitigate the inflation impact and rising…

5 lessons from Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money: Why your financial intelligence doesn’t matter

Your salary has increased, yet saving still feels difficult. A friend earns less but seems more financially secure. Why does this happen? Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money, released in…

₹5 lakh health claim rejected over waiting period: Why Mumbai consumer forum backed policyholder

In a significant ruling for health insurance policyholders, a consumer forum has held that insurers cannot mechanically invoke a waiting-period clause to reject a claim unless they can establish that…

Tatkal NPS goes live on BHIM app: How to open an account in 3 steps, minimum contribution and eligible banks

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority () has announced the launch of Tatkal NPS on the BHIM Payments App, allowing eligible bank customers to open a National Pension System…

Planning a baby? Why your hospital package may not be the final bill: Maternity costs that all Indian parents must know

Two families can receive similar hospital bills but face different financial burdens. One may get insurance support while another must pay everything from personal savings. For expectant parents, this difference…

Income up to ₹12.75 lakh? Know whether you pay zero tax on capital gains too under the new tax regime

In the Union Budget for 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that from financial year 2026-27, individuals earning up to ₹12 lakh a year would pay no income tax under…

8th pay commission: Demand for minimum pension on progressive age-based enhancement up to 100% of LPD, explained

Constituted every 10 years, the 8th central pay commission (CPC), is currently in its consultation stage. During this process, it is meeting with various employee and pensioner associations, federations, groups,…

Jio Financial says BoFA’s Rs 18k cr to come by Dec; Jio Credit’s product plans, strategy to be redrawn

Mumbai: Non-bank lender will get the capital of Rs 18,268 crore from (BoFA) by December this year once all the regulatory approvals for the infusion are in place, a top…