Top 5 large- and mid-cap funds beating the benchmark: Meaning, benefits and risks explained

Large- and mid-cap funds allow investors to get exposure to both large-cap and mid-cap stocks through a single investment. They combine the relative stability of large-cap companies with the higher…

Atal Pension Yojana vs NPS: Key differences, benefits and who should choose which

When people are planning for retirement, most of them look for government-backed pension schemes that can provide assured and regular income after they exit the workforce. Two such options include…

‘The less I tinker, the better it works’: inside Radhika Gupta’s autopilot portfolio

ITR filing AY 2026–27: How to calculate your taxable income under old and new tax regimes

When filing your , the first step is to calculate your taxable income. Taxable income is the portion of your total income on which tax is actually levied after considering…

Fintechs PhonePe and CRED exploring revival of credit card rent payments — Here’s what this means for customers

Fintech players PhonePe and CRED may restart rent payments through their credit cards under a marketplace model in the coming weeks, according to a CNBC-TV18 report, citing sources. They told…

Dearness Allowance: How DA is treated under Income Tax, explained

Dearness Allowance aims to help mitigate cost-of-living expenses for central government employees, public sector staff, defence personnel, bank employees, and pensioners. A component of the basic salary, it is revised…

Diversification to di-worse-sification: the costly mistake of buying too many mutual funds

RBI raises inflation forecast, cuts growth estimates: Is it time to rethink your mutual fund portfolio?

RBI, in its latest bi-monthly monetary policy statement, has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. However, the central bank struck a cautious tone on the economic outlook, highlighting rising…

8th pay commission: What is ICMR’s 3,490-calorie formula recommendation?

8th Pay Commission: Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with Professor Pulak Ghosh, a tenured Professor of Finance and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the…

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