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Beyond FDs: How to build a diversified fixed-income portfolio

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Fixed income rarely grabs headlines, though it anchors most Indian portfolios. Fixed deposits (FDs), corporate bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) may seem dull compared to e... Read More


Why you shouldn't make investment decisions based on tax incentives

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- At the Mint Money Festival in Mumbai on 14 February, an audience poll revealed that people are more concerned with the Union Budget creating jobs and improving the government's f... Read More


New income-tax rules may revive interest in old regime for high-income salaried taxpayers

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- As part of the Income Tax Rules, 2026, notified last week, the government has proposed three key changes that may tilt the needle towards the old tax regime again. First, the ch... Read More


Why this NRI couple in Norway doesn't mind paying half their income in taxes

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- When Sutirtha Chakraborty and Jayita Chatterjee moved to Norway in 2017, the decision wasn't driven by money, it was driven by time. A senior doctor in India, Chakraborty was offe... Read More


Anand Rathi Wealth's Feroze Azeez on what US tariff rollback means for Indian markets

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The announcement of an US-India trade deal, under which Washington would roll back the steep reciprocal tariffs, has eased months of trade-related uncertainty, with equity markets... Read More


After Budget shuts tax-free exits on SGBs, small February window offers last chance

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Budget for 2026-27 has removed the tax-free redemption benefit on sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) for secondary market buyers. Starting 1 April 2026, only those investors who boug... Read More


Undisclosed foreign Esops? Settle now with Rs.1 lakh penalty under new scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- In a major relief to taxpayers holding foreign assets, Budget 2026 proposed a one-time, six-month window for taxpayers to voluntarily declare any undisclosed foreign assets or for... Read More


Budget allows voluntary declaration of foreign assets

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a major relief to taxpayers holding foreign assets, Budget 2026 has proposed a one-time six-month window for taxpayers to voluntarily declare any undisclosed foreign assets or ... Read More


Budget 2026: Share buybacks classified as capital gains, to be taxed at 12.5% for non-promoters

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed taxing the proceeds of share buybacks as capital gains instead of dividend income. The move add... Read More


Budget 2026: Share buybacks classified as capital gains, to be taxed at 30%

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed taxing the proceeds of share buybacks as capital gains instead of dividend income. The move add... Read More