Tax-deferred accounts such as traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans allow workers to delay paying taxes on qualified contributions. But the government must eventually get its due. Upon reaching a certain age, accountholders must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) annually, meaning they must withdraw (and pay taxes on) a percentage of the money held in certain types of retirement accounts.
If you’re nearing retirement, you’ve probably been told your investment options inside a 401(k) are limited. The usual advice? Either wait until age 59½ to access your funds, use a hardship withdrawal (if you qualify) or, in some cases, take advantage of the Rule of 55. But what if you didn’t have to wait?
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MUTUAL FUND FOLIOS CRAWL TO 23.45 CRORE
Between January 2025, February 2025, and March 2025, total number of mutual fund folios grew from 22.92 Crore to 23.23 Crore and to 23.45 Crore. It has been a virtual crawl as much of the new SIP accounts are being offset with a rise in SIP closures.
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The government has said it will actively nudge mutual fund (MF) managers to allocate a larger share of their portfolios to Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), hoping to reposition these state-owned enterprises as credible long-term investment options.
Power of Mutual Fund Investment: SIP in mutual funds is an investment strategy where an investor contributes a fixed amount regularly, based on their financial capacity. The investment amount can be as low as Rs 500, while this interval can be monthly, weekly, or annually. For those people who want to generate a substantial corpus for their post-retirement life and are looking for investment ideas,
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addresses economic concerns a day before the implementation of President Donald Trump’s 10% base tariff rate on dozens of countries.
On Wednesday, Powell acknowledged that there was much uncertainty surrounding the scale at which tariffs would affect inflation. However,
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China’s economy outperformed expectations in the first quarter of 2025, even as the trade war with the U.S. intensified.
According to data released on Wednesday by Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s growth domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first three months of the year. This came in considerably ahead of the 5.1 percent forecast from analysts polled by Reuters.
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President Donald Trump’s turbulent tariff rollout and subsequent pullback have rattled the stock market and confused economists and business leaders. While some of the most intense tariffs are officially under a 90-day pause, a 10% tariff on most imports is still in effect, as is a hefty 145% import tariff on Chinese goods.
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