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Best Tax Saving Plans from LIC of India

LIC provides a wide range of life insurance plans intended to generate improved returns. The following LIC schemes have the full benefits for you-Jeevan Akshay VI, New Children's Money Back Plan, New Endowment Program, New Money Back Plan- 20 years. These days, consumers are looking into policies promising better returns on the premiums charged. LIC offers a detailed list of policies designed to offer optimal benefits alongside defense. The four best insurance policies given below are: Jeevan Akshay VI, LIC: LIC Jeevan Akshay VI is an instant annuity product that guarantees a steady cash flow up front for a lump sum payment. The annuity as set out in the contract should be paid over the policyholder 's lifetime. It comes with several options about program form and payment modes. The annuity options available under Jeevan Akshay VI are as follows: Annuity payable at a fixed rate over the insured 's life. Any annuity payable for a term of 5, 10, 15 and 20 year

Is the LIC Jeevan Lakshya Plan beneficial for the Children's Education?

LIC Jeevan Lakshya is a limited premium paid traditional program that is unlinked and graded as an endowment with-profits scheme. The plan became effective in March 2015. This program offers an annual income that can be helpful for the family's needs, particularly for children, in the event of the policyholder 's death before the plan's maturity. By the completion of the maturity period, a lump sum balance is always made available irrespective of the policyholder 's survival. LIC Jeevan Lakshya Key Features & Highlights The salient features of the Jeevan Lakshya plan can be mentioned as follows- Guaranteed Sum Minimum: Rs.1,00,000 Full-No Deadline Multiples- The basic assured sum can only be Rs 10,000 in multiples Benefits of LIC Jeevan Lakshya This policy, if availed, offers the following benefits - Maturity Benefit - The Maturity Benefit will include the Sum Assured on Maturity plus the vested Simple Reversion Benefits and the Final Additional Bonus

Planning Retirement - A practical approach and road map

  *Four Wrong Retirement Assumptions* Most of us work hard so that we can retire in a financially comfortable position. But interestingly, once we retire, it requires a tremendous shift in mindset, to move from aggressive saving, to eventually shift from savings to spending. Having said that, the entire exercise is based on a number of assumptions. Let's look at a few common ones. *Assumption 1: Retirement is a destination*.: All along retirement has been viewed as a destination, as an end-of-the-road milestone. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The road could be long and winding as the journey keeps unfolding. Rather than a destination, it should be viewed as a transition. We should realize that the concept of retirement is undergoing a fundamental change. Seldom do people just stop work and start drawing a pension. Earlier, it was the case of being shoved off the demographic cliff and being forced to leave the company, saying goodbye to the 9-to-5 lifest

What should Mutual Fund Investors do now that the market is at its record high?

After crashing to 7,500 levels during March meltdown due to COVID-19, Nifty recovered to its previous high earlier this month and now is trading at its all-time high near 12,800 levels. Investors who did not panic and sell in March / April must now be sitting pretty and investors who used the March correction to tactically invest in equity would have made hand-some profits. There are two types of feelings when the market is at its all-time high. One feeling is of bullishness and expectation of getting good returns in the short to medium term. The other feeling is one of trepidation about an impending correction. If you tune into business channels or read expert views, you may get a sense of optimism and also hear concerns about valuations. You get similar mixed views about the economy. Investing should not be about hope or despair. You should always invest according to a plan and remain disciplined. In this article, we will discuss what you should do in this situation.