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Credit reports are crucial for borrowing and reflect your financial history. Accuracy in credit information, including optional details, is vital for lenders to assess profiles and make informed decisions, especially for first-time borrowers. 

In Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcement that came as a boon for taxpayers and salaried people. Will Budget 2026 do the same?

As incomes rise, so do expenses. Lifestyle inflation is quietly eating into savings, pushing young professionals into financial fragility and risky shortcuts to wealth.

The Kolkata masterclass by Mint Horizons aims to equip investors with knowledge on global investment opportunities. Discussions will focus on navigating international markets, risk mitigation strategies, and essential themes for successful long-term investing amidst economic shifts.

Experts confirm this is a common scam, as government bodies never solicit payments or new policy purchases to release unclaimed funds.

Across Indian households, there is typically one person who handles everythinginvestments, bills, demat account, UPI apps, bank logins. If that key family member dies without sharing the digital access trail, the family is stuck

Missed income disclosures after the December deadline? The updated return offers a second chancebut only if it results in higher tax, and with penalties that rise sharply over time.

Bank holiday today, 15 January: Along with Pongal, the country is celebrating other festivals like Uttarayana Punyakala and Makara Sankranti, for which banks will remain closed today in some states.

You may consider making an advance medical directive, or a living will, in which you may communicate your wishes regarding your medical care in case you become critically ill.

The government had introduced the New Tax Regime in Budget 2020, and since then it has made a number of changes to accommodate taxpayers' interests. In Budget 2025, FM Sitharaman made a grand move, lowering the income tax rates. What's coming in Budget 2026?

As retirement nears, financial planning in ones 50s shifts from aggressive growth to risk control, debt reduction, and liquidityaimed at protecting savings from market shocks.

Many professionals build extravagant houses in their villages as status symbols, neglecting the financial implications. These 'Ghost Mansions' serve more as displays than homes, leading to wasted investments and maintenance costs. It's more sensible to renovate homes for utility rather than ego.

Bank holiday today, 14 January: There will be a bank holiday in many states due to festivities like Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu on Wednesday, 14 January. Bank holidays are decided as per the bank holiday calendar by the Reserve Bank of India.

Starz Entertainment sells Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia to Asia president Rohit Jain, placing the OTT platform under founder-led ownership amid intensifying competition in Indias streaming market.

Experts believe that investing in thematic funds should be part of a broader investment philosophy, rather than being purely driven by short-term returns. 

A Delhi-based octogenarian couple lost their life savings and even took gold loan to pay to the fraudsters posing as CBI officials 

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank offers 7.50% to senior citizens for special deposit scheme of 456-day tenor 

With interest rates falling and debt returns shrinking post tax, equity savings funds offer conservative investors a tax-efficient middle groundif chosen carefully and held long enough.

A wrong UPI transfer isnt always reversible. From frozen accounts to missed investment returns, heres how recovery works, why delays hurt, and what users should do to protect themselves.

Behavioural bias and late entry into winning themes can destroy long-term wealth

Unlike debt mutual funds, where portfolio churn and mark-to-market movements affect returns, RDG allows investors to hold securities till maturity and receive the contracted cash flowsprovided they do not exit early.

Income tax refunds usually get delayed because often times the returns are not fully processed, or the I-T Department finds mismatches or non-compliance in your tax filing.

The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, simplifies inheritance for many. But for complex estates or NRIs, skipping probate can lead to major headaches.