Investing in a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account offers attractive tax benefits. Contributions of up to Rs 1.5 lakh in a ...

For a financially independent post-retirement life, it is important to accumulate a substantial corpus while managing daily ...

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) in India remains a popular long-term investment option with a 15-year lock-in period and EEE tax status. The government has kept the PPF interest rate unchanged at 7.1% ...

The Public Provident Fund Scheme was introduced by the Government of India on July 1, 1968 and it provides the depositor the twin benefits of attractive return and tax benefit. The interest rate is ...

Investing a lump sum in PPF at the start of the financial year yields higher returns, but monthly SIPs offer better liquidity ...

Investment in Public Provident Fund (PPF) can be used as a fixed interest investment option that not only can create a ...

The gazette notification has done away with the fee of Rs 50 for cancellation or change of nomination for small savings schemes run by the government ...

Contributions up to Rs 1.5 lakh in a year in PPF (Public Provident Fund) are eligible for tax deductions under Section 80C, ...

Several post office savings schemes offer marginally higher returns over what most banks give on their fixed deposits (FDs) ...

The investment options under Section 80C include ELSS funds, NPS, ULIP, PPF, EPF, FD, SSY, and NSC. While ELSS schemes have a lock-in period of three years, the other options under Section 80C ...

PPF is a government scheme with a current interest rate of around 7.1% per annum. On the other hand, SIPs typically offer higher interest when invested over the long term, especially in equity mutual ...