Personal Finance

If you have enough savings and can comfortably pay the full amount without disturbing your emergency fund, this might be a wiser option.

The Commission's next consultations are scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on September 16, 17 and 18. According to its official schedule, consultations will also be held in Bengaluru on October 7 and 8.

SIP contribution for August stood at a record high of Rs 32,297 crore, a rise from Rs 31,961 crore in July.

Mutual fund investors can name a child as nominee, while a guardian handles the investment proceeds. A will can also help determine how assets are inherited.

Going from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 crore depends on disciplined saving, regular investments and compounding, with investment returns playing a bigger role as the corpus grows.

IRDAI's proposed Public Insurance Registry could offer a unified view of insurance policies, simplify claims and help families find unclaimed insurance money.

For young investors, monthly savings play the biggest role in building the first Rs 1 lakh, while returns become more visible as the investment corpus grows.

A Rs 1 lakh investment can grow to over Rs 3 lakh in 10 years at 12%, while a 10% annual step-up SIP can help build the remaining corpus for the Rs 1 crore goal.

Here's how much you may need to build a retirement corpus capable of supporting a Rs 1 lakh monthly income.

For investors seeking long-term equity exposure without making these allocation decisions themselves, this offers an approach worth understanding.

Digital-first personal loans like FIRSTmoney by IDFC FIRST Bank can offer instant fund disbursal within 10 minutes, as the entire application process is 100% digital. FIRSTmoney also eliminates the need for document uploads, making the borrowing process faster and more convenient.

Taxpayers subject to a tax audit must submit their audit report by Sept. 30 and file their ITR by Oct. 31 for Assessment Year 2026-27.