Elss

Align tax-saving investments with financial goals and asset allocation

Making a start now will give you time to choose instruments prudently and avoid mis-selling

Investors should sync tax savings with goals and cash flow needs

Even ELSS, being an equity fund, should be purchased with minimum seven-year horizon

48% active largecap mutual funds outperformed in 2023: SPIVA report

The equity-linked savings scheme (ELSS) were the best performers among all the categories as 70 per cent of the schemes managed to outperform the S&P BSE 200, the study shows

Tax season 2024: How to make the most of your ELSS investment

An ELSS fund is an equity-oriented scheme with a mandatory lock-in period of three years. In recent years, many taxpayers have turned to ELSS schemes to avail of tax benefits.

Time to review insurance cover; and buy art: Top personal finance stories

Our best stories this week explain how to review a key component of your financial portfolio and how to invest in art

Mid and smallcaps carve out a bigger slice of mutual fund portfolio pie

Flexicap, ELSS, and multicap schemes have piled on more mid and smallcap flavour since March

Top performing ELSS funds with 25-33 percent returns in 3 years

Equity-Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) is an equity mutual fund investment that invests at least 80 per cent of its assets in equity and equity-related instruments.

With returns no better than flexi-caps, ELSS faces an uncertain future

An ELSS as a tax-saving option is mostly preferred by younger taxpayers

Navi Mutual Fund first to switch from active to passive ELSS fund

Becomes first fund house to shift from active to passive in ELSS

Conservative investors, novices should choose passive ELSS funds

Those desiring index-beating returns, but willing to tolerate underperformance, may choose the active plan

Sebi allows active to passive ELSS switch for asset management companies

But regulator says AMCs must shut existing active scheme before offering a passive one

Don't let weak returns of ELSS category in 2022 deter you; stay invested

These funds can fetch double-digit returns over long term which debt tax-saving products can't

Active or passive ELSS? Investment advisors divided over clear winner

Some see potential in the newly introduced passive option, other see promise in active ELSS

Podcast: RBI policy and inflation, a warmer winter, markets and ELSS

Does sticky core inflation mean more rate hikes by RBI? Will a warm winter affect Indian farm output? Is it time to pick fixed-income securities? What is ELSS? Listen to this podcast to know

Decoded: What is an Equity Linked Savings Scheme?

If you wish to save to save taxes, some experts might suggest you invest in ELSS. But what are these? Listen to this podcast to know.

IIFL Mutual Fund launches India's first passive tax-saver fund

The scheme, which opened for subscription on Thursday, will mimic the Nifty 50 index

Street signs: 16,000 key support for Nifty, FPI sell-off continues & more

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have continued to offload Indian shares this month, selling stocks worth over Rs 39,000 crore

Half of all large-cap funds underperform index on one-year returns

Underperformance of active funds could further spur growth in ETFs

Invest in ELSS funds if your portfolio is light on equities: Experts

Recent correction means a good chance to enter these tax-savers

IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund: Tax savings with long-term growth

The fund has outperformed the benchmark (S&P BSE 500 TRI) and its peers (funds ranked under the ELSS category in December 2021 CMFR) in the past 1-, 2-,3-,5-, 7- and 10-year trailing periods