Thu, Nov 07, 2024
Public Provident Fund (PPF): People use PPF investments for retirement planning, where they can contribute up to Rs 1,50,000 in a financial year and get 7.1 per cent interest rate on that. In the long term, the interest can help you get a substantial amount that they can use for their daily expenses. While PPF can work as an effective debt option for the diversification of an investor's portfolio, the maturity amount in PPF is tax-free.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Know how the Public Provident Fund (PPF) can help you grow your savings safely. Learn about the benefits of PPF, including tax savings, interest accrual even after maturity, and options for extending your investment. Also, know how to maximize your PPF account and ensure your money continues to work for you.
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Small Savings Scheme Interest Rates: The central government on Monday announced a status quo on interest rates applicable to small savings schemes. Currently, commercial banks and post office provide a variety of small savings scheme instruments including Post Office Savings Account, the 1-5-year Time Deposit (fixed deposit), the 5-year Post Office Recurring Deposit, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY).
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
Money Tips: Oh, to become rich! Turn that cry of despair around and instead try this! Well, an ideal ratio of fund allocation in Bank FD, Debt Funds and Equity Mutual Funds has to be maintained, says experts. And what is that money-making ratio? Read on!
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana vs PPF: In SSY one can invest up to 14 years of one's child while in Public Provident Fund there is no time bar on one's investment.
Wed, Nov 13, 2019
Children's Day 2019: On November 14th, gift your children PPF Minor account to make them rich going forward and get EEE benefits under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961 too.
Mon, Nov 11, 2019
Customary retirement schemes like Public Provident Fund or PPF, debt-mutual funds and bank fixed deposit or bank FD yield a lesser amount of money than this scheme.
Fri, Nov 01, 2019
This PPF account will also garner the same benefits to the father or mother that he or she has been given under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961.
Wed, Oct 30, 2019
Women are active savers and prefer to put their savings in safer investment instruments fixed deposits, recurring deposits, PPF or keep money in their savings accounts, a study by digital investment platform Scripbox reveals.
Tue, Oct 29, 2019
The monthly interest incurred on one's PPF account is calculated on the minimum balance left in the account between 5th to the last day of the month.
This Public Provident Fund (PPF) account can be used to get the money required for higher studies of one's child, say investment experts.
Mon, Oct 28, 2019
If you invest Rs 1.5 lakh or Rs 12,500 per month in this plan for your child, he or she will get Rs 1,18,43,162 after 25 years.
PPF account period can be extended in 5 years block after the 15 years maturity. But, after 15 years, there is no binding for investing minimum Rs 500/annum.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
How to become crorepati: An employee can choose to contribute Voluntary Provident Fund or VPF in his EPFO account as it would help him or her garner an additional 0.75 interest more than the PPF investment.
Tue, Oct 08, 2019
The monthly interest incurred on one's PPF account is calculated on the minimum balance left in the account in between 5th to the last day of the month.
Mon, Oct 07, 2019
PPF Withdrawal: In the case of premature PPF withdrawal and closure, there will be 1 per cent interest penalty.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
In this segment of Money Guru, know what is real rate of return & how to calculate it.
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Money Guru: FD, PPF or MF? which is best to opt? Watch video to know more
Sun, Sep 08, 2019
Several changes have been made to the public provident fund (PPF), senior citizen savings scheme (SCSS), and post office savings schemes.
Thu, Sep 05, 2019
Data has just thrown up a surprise! Mutual funds returns in the last five years have given single digit returns and have been outperformed by the Public Provident fund (PPF).
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Independence Day 2019: An investor with a low-risk appetite can go for indirect stock investment via equity mutual funds instead of direct share market investment.
Tue, Aug 13, 2019
National Pension System: NPS would give 2 per cent extra returns than PPF as the earlier option has equity exposure to one's investment.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
Public Provident Fund or PPF investment is basically for those investors who want a fixed return at the end of their retirement but with flexibility.
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