corporate bond funds Introduction Corporate bond funds are open ended debt funds that invest at least 80% of their assets in the highest rated corporate bonds. Corporate bond funds use credit opportunities of the corporate debt papers to earn returns....

dynamic bond funds Introduction Dynamic bond mutual funds are open ended debt mutual funds which can invest in securities across durations. Their portfolio is quite flexible when compared to other debt funds. The fund's performance depends on the fund manager's...

employee provident fund (epf) Introduction Any employee in India receives the salary after the employer deducts a certain amount of money as of PF(Provident Fund). One might feel that they are not able to spend their cash-in-hand. However, when a...

lock in period Introduction The period during which investments are locked in is called lockin period or lockup period. Investors cannot sell their investments during this period of time. Lock-in period is common to hedge funds, IPOs of private equity,...

yes bank fd rates YES Bank provides FDs for different tenures to meet customer needs. The YES Bank fixed deposit interest rates vary for different tenures. The minimum tenure is seven days, and the maximum is ten years. The Bank...

income tax payment Income tax is a tax levied by the government of India on the income of every person. Once a person is liable to an income tax payment, a question arises as to how this tax can be...

Introduction The Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Pension Scheme (NPS) are both launched to encourage savings and aid investors during retirement. Both offer similar tax benefits, are long term investments. Their similarity ends there. They are very different in...

Public Provident Fund Introduction The Public Provident Fund PPF was a scheme launched in 1968 by the National Savings Institute. It is one of the savings schemes offered by the post office. The government backs PPF; hence returns are guaranteed....