Personal Finance

As of early 2026, approximately 49 women fund managers in India collectively oversee more than Rs 13.45 lakh crore in assets. Notably, the top five managers alone control nearly half of this total, managing roughly Rs 6.1 lakh crore.

As tensions escalate across the Middle East, markets are entering a new phase of volatility. For investors, the bigger question now is how portfolios should be positioned when geopolitics starts driving risk.

The proposed shift would apply across the industry, including life insurers, general insurers, health insurers and reinsurers, and is intended to improve transparency and consistency.

The Finance Ministry of India has invited Central government employees, pensioners, associations and other stakeholder groups to submit their views to the Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC).

SBI MF leads the race in AUM and folio count, while Edelweiss MF's Altiva Hybrid Long-Short Fund has been one of the better performers, delivering 3.29% since inception.

Planning early makes a big difference, allowing people to benefit from the power of compounding through regular investments, pensions and other funds.

Investors should note that gold loan rates depend not only on gold's value and purity but also on factors like loan tenure, lender type and loan amount.

Will 8th Pay Commission consider family unit count as five instead of three for salary calculations? Here's what we know so far.

Life cycle funds are open-ended funds with attributes of predetermined maturity and glide path for goal-based investing. Read on to know more

According to celebrity wealth manager Deepak Hiro Vazirani, Shah Rukh has consistently spread his investments across different sectors, a strategy that has helped him build lasting wealth.

A combination of multiple investment instruments like FDs, SWP and annuity plans could be helpful in generating steady monthly returns after retirement up to the age of 100.

The Federation of National Postal Organisations has formally asked the 8th Pay Commission to merge 50% dearness allowance with basic pay. 

The recent large-scale attacks in the Middle Eastern cities like Dubai, Tehran and Doha have pushed people to consider how insurance and other precautionary measures play out in times of uncertainty.

In February last year, the EPFO retained the 8.25% rate of interest for 2024-25 fiscal year.

He suggested a "barbell strategy": anchor portfolios with short-duration, high-quality instruments for stability, while selectively allocating to credit or duration strategies.

An emergency fund should be created to cover essential expenses during financial hardships and unforeseen events.

The capital gain tax on gold and silver depends on whether you have invested in ETF form, gold and silver ETF fund of funds, physical gold and silver, or Sovereign Gold Bonds. Know the tax rules here.

A look at mutual funds that have delivered stability and returns consistently over the past several years.

Investing Rs 40,000 per month into a SIP for a period of 10 years adds up to a substantial Rs 48 lakh over a decade. But the final outcome depends mainly on the annual returns.

SEBI superseded earlier provisions on scheme classification and consolidated a revised structure aimed at ensuring funds remain "true-to-label," while accommodating new asset classes and strategies.