Mon, Mar 25, 2024
PPF: Public provident fund is one of the popular post office schemes that falls in the Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (E-E-E) category. It means deposits, interest and withdrawals under the scheme are tax exempt. The scheme provides tax benefits on deposits of up to Rs 1.50 lakh under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. The lock-in period is 15 years but one can get indefinite extensions of five years of blocks. If one continues their investment in the scheme for a certain period, they can generate a retirement corpus of over Rs 2.25 crore, of which over Rs 1.74 crore will come only through interest. Know calculations.
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Fri, Feb 23, 2024
PPF offers tax exemption, coupled with the allure of tax-free returns, making it a preferred choice over other investment options.
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
There are many investment schemes such as Public Provident Fund, National Pension Scheme, Fixed Deposit, ELSS, and Tax-free Bonds, where senior citizens may get good returns and tax exemption up to Rs 2 lakh. Know about such schemes here-
Sat, Jun 08, 2019
PPF is the most preferred mode of investment as it remains unaffected by existing market volatility.
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
ELSS is a bunch of stocks being offered by a Mutual Funds house while PPF is assured guaranteed return scheme where the guarantor is Government of India.
Tue, Jun 04, 2019
PPF savings is one of the secured investments. The return from the scheme is an assured sum after certain years.
Fri, May 31, 2019
In PPF, one can get 8 per cent of return while in SSY, you get 8.5 per cent return per annum. So, SSY looks better but SSY is an asset investment while PPF is a more liquid investment.
Fri, May 10, 2019
Bond is a word coined by the corporate world. In fact, the PPF is also a bond through which the government of India takes a loan from an individual.
Tue, May 07, 2019
The investors are often confused between PPF and NPS when it comes to retirement planning. Both schemes offer income tax benefits but which one is better?
Fri, May 03, 2019
PPF premature closing of account: You can use your Public Provident Fund (PPF) deposits for meeting financial needs in future as well as for retirement planning.
Thu, May 02, 2019
Who doesn't wants to be rich and financially healthy in life? World's richest investor, Warren Buffett once said, "The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. The more you learn, the more you'll earn.'' Let's compare the two highly popular investment options - Public Provident Fund and Mutual funds.
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
How and where to invest: When it comes to investing, everyone wants to play safe and invest in conservative instruments like PPF and Fixed Deposits.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
Under the schemes, the employees save up a fraction of their salaries that they can utilize for their retirement or otherwise when they are unable to work.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
A number of small savings schemes offered by Post Office offer higher returns than the Fixed Deposit or Time Deposit accounts offered by leading private and public sector banks.
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
Interestingly, the premature withdrawal is also exempted form tax.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
Public Provident Fund (PPF) account allows you to apply for a loan at any time after two years from the end of the year in which the initial subscription was made.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
In the PPF mode of investment, individuals can invest minimum to Rs 500 or a maximum of Rs 1,50,000 per annum.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
Public Provident Fund (PPF): Reading online, you may have come across headlines like "Post Office Public Provident Fund", "SBI Public Provident Fund" or "HDFC Public Provident Fund" on websites publishing articles on personal finance.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
Tax, investment planning for FY 2019-20: As the new financial year 2019-20 has already started, it is the best time for you to start investing and putting some money in tax-saving products instead of waiting till the end of the financial year.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
How to become crorepati with Public Provident Fund (PPF), Mutual Fund SIP: Everyone wants to become rich. But it is not something that can be done overnight.
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
The PPF returns that one avails, is exempted from Tax.
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
Small Savings Interest Rates 2019: Here's good news for investors who have put their money in small savings accounts like Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) etc.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019
SBI PPF Account: Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one of the most popular savings schemes today. It was introduced in 1968 to mobilize the small savings of individuals.
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