Step-up SIPs: A Smart Way to Grow Your Investments Investing in mutual funds through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) is a popular way to build wealth over time. But did you know that you can make your SIPs even more powerful by using a strategy called "[**step-up SIPs**](https://datesfinserv.com/step-up-sip/)"? **What are Step-up SIPs?** A step-up SIP is a type of SIP that allows you to increase your investment amount at regular intervals. This can be done in two ways: 2 0 replies
High taxation has played a significant part in the slowdown High taxation has played a significant part in the slowdown 5 0 replies
The government is reportedly considering cutting income tax for individuals The government is reportedly considering cutting income tax for individuals 4 9 replies
Ph.D Research Survey on Indian CBDC (E-rupee) Hello Indians, I am currently pursuing my PhD in Department of Commerce and Management at Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, Gujarat. As part of my research, I am conducting a survey to gather valuable insights on the **Use cases of Indian Central Bank Digital Currency-CBDC or e-rupee.** The questionnaire should take approximately 5 to 7 minutes to complete. Your responses will remain confidential and will be used solely for academic purposes. Fill in the language you are comfortable with, and please forward the links to your contacts after... 4 0 replies
Credit card suggestions Hi folks, I'm looking for some suggestions to maximise cashback. Monthly spend is a little above 1L. Around 30k on upi (not using credit card for this as of now), 20-30k on online shopping (Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra), 4-5k on Zomato, 4-5k on dine out, 10k on fuel and 10-20k on miscellaneous (car/bike insurance, appliance repairs, hospital). Don't have any health insurance apart from what i already get from my corporate office. I book flights twice every year for 4 people. HDFC Millennia Diners Club - has limit of 4.5+L.... 3 1 replies
Axis bank charging for Mandatory SMS ? I heard recently from a friend that Axis bank sent out messages to existing customers that they will be charging 25 paise even for mandatory SMS alerts. Can somebody please confirm this is true ? 3 0 replies
Indian banks are a nightmare For context: I used to work abroad, returned back to India, living off my savings and haven't had a job for some years (due to life threatening health problems and interviews here being another nightmare - reserved for a different post). So I wanted a credit card. Except of course I don't have income. So I found out a few years ago I can get credit card against FD. So I did that with ICICI, opened a 50k FD, got a credit card with 45k limit. Now I want... 1 4 replies
HUF ITR My HUF Pan was issued to me in April 2024. Can I still go ahead and file the ITR for the FY 2023-2024 given that the HUF formation date is falling in Feb 2024? 1 1 replies
Need advice with a bank account closure , where is there anything i need to worry about or not. I had account on Jupiter neo-bank which was in federal bank. I had created account a year ago with basic verification like pan number etc. But didn't do video verification for permanant KYC . So I had a year of time for doing video KYC otherwise they will close my account. Now a month ago they sent me a email for changing my savings account to a savings account where there was a minimum cash limit to be kept. So i decided to close the account and thought it... 1 1 replies
Query Related to a Banking Activity - Union Bank I have a query regarding my Union Bank account, which I opened 8-10 years ago. At the time, I was informed that it was a zero-balance account, and I wouldn’t face any issues even if I didn’t maintain a balance. However, a few years ago, the bank informed me that I needed to maintain a minimum balance of Rs. 2,000, and they even deducted money from the account due to low balance. When I raised a complaint, they didn’t address it. As a result, I started maintaining a balance... 1 0 replies
Do Market Institutions really care about retail traders? Do Market Institutions really care about retail traders? 5 0 replies
Need help with investment Hello everyone, I recently switched my job and got a very good 75% hike. Now, earlier I used to send a fixed amount to my alternate savings account every month. Basically it was my emergency fund. I am looking to seek some advice on whether to put my money on lic or sip or stocks for longer run or not. Just please help me out how to invest money. I am literally a noob. 5 0 replies
India surpass china to become biggest IPO market of Asia Source:https://www.ft.com/content/24d8bd5a-7003-49c3-90b7-e2c6cda61de3 3 0 replies
Personal finance help I'm earning 1L per month. I pay my education loan of rs 30000 every month which is due for 15yrs My regular expense is covered within 70000 How should I handle the remaining 30000? I already have a mediclaim which my dad covers. 4 2 replies
India made Rs 2.52 for every Rupee spent on space: India made Rs 2.52 for every Rupee spent on space: 4 0 replies
Please help regarding SBI closed account I am a post graduate student and I am eligible for a stipend. For receiving the stipend we had to give our bank details. (Acc. No, IFSC etc). I accidentally gave the account details for an old account which was permanently closed. Now the stipend money has been processed. All my classmates recieved except me (obvious). So what happens now? Will the money go back to the sender? If so how many days would it take? Or anyother useful information to help this situation so that i can get... 5 0 replies
Daily Interest Accumulation Investment Is there any daily interest accumulation investment option? Like Payemt earlier had FD in which you earn interest daily. And there was Mobikiwk with the Xtra investment option. I sometimes receive a lumpsum amount before paying it back somewhere else. And want to invest ti to earn some typical interest amount. I also can withdraw my original investment anytime with the accumulated interest. Payment and Mobikiwk had such investment options. But payment payments is gone and Mobikwik closed the Xtra daily earning option. Kindly let me know folks. Thank... 3 1 replies