What is a short-term debt fund?

It is meant for investments of about 1-3 years, though it works well even if you wish to invest for up to four years Powered by WPeMatico More...

Opening bell: Asian markets opens lower; Ultratech, Wipro results in focus
In other news, Airtel’s net profit fell 78% in the March quarter as the telecom regulator slashed international call termination charge and a brutal tariff war Powered by WPeMatico More...

Ignoring your emergency corpus can be disastrous
A thumb rule is to have six months’ worth of expenses in this kitty Powered by WPeMatico More...

Is ICICI Pru MF buying I-Sec IPO shares right?
Sebi has sought details of a large investment made by ICICI Prudential mutual fund in ICICI Securities’s IPO. Team Mint Money asks experts about their views on whether a line has been crossed Powered by WPeMatico More...

When investing in real estate as an asset class, be aware of risks and returns
You need to earn over and above the borrowing cost to generate a net positive return Powered by WPeMatico More...

Who is old? And why does it matter so much
The “who is old” question needs to be seen in the context of life expectancy Powered by WPeMatico More...

ICICI Prudential Life gives more bang for the buck
The bumper growth of 93% in value of new business reported for FY18 came as a surprise and drove ICICI Prudential Life’s stock up over 8% on Tuesday Powered by WPeMatico More...

IMF cautions on risks of cuts in inflows to emerging markets
IMF, in its recently published report, says emerging markets have benefited immensely from a prolonged period of easy money policies and low interest rates worldwide Powered by WPeMatico More...

Bharti Airtel Q4 earnings: The sky isn’t falling yet
Bharti Airtel, thanks to cost-cutting measures, reported a wafer thin net profit of Rs83 crore, or 0.4% of revenues in its Q4 earnings Powered by WPeMatico More...

I-T dept clarifies on LTCG tax applicability
The central government had exempted certain modes of acquisition of equity shares from the condition of payment of STT at the time of acquisition in order to be eligible for 10% LTCG regime Powered by WPeMatico More...