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Is there any tax applicable on the redemption of mutual funds?

  Is there any tax applicable on the redemption of mutual funds? Mutual fund investing provides people with a practical and possibly profitable way to build wealth. Investor can redeem their mutual fund shares by selling them back to the mutual fund company (AMC). It indicates that they are taking units out of the mutual fund scheme to receive returns or principal known as redemption in mutual funds. Mutual fund taxation is heavily influenced by factors such as the type of funds you have invested in (equity, debt, or hybrid), the duration of your investment (long-term or short-term), mutual fund revenue (capital gains and dividend income), and your income tax bracket. However, Understanding the tax repercussions of redeeming mutual fund investments is complex but Important too. There are various tax consideration investor should know. Taxation on short-term capital gain - Any profit made by an investor who maintains a mutual fund investment for less than one year before redeemi...

Investor Psychology vis-a-vis Market Movements

There are no market geniuses. Just those savvy in controlling their emotions. You can never get wealthy if you let emotion get the better of you. But if you rein in your impulses, you have a very good shot to accumulate wealth. When the market is bullish, everyone is on an investing spree. Along comes the inevitable correction, and those very funds are kicked to the curb. What has changed? Just sentiment. If the market falls on a certain day, fear dominates and investors are reluctant to invest. Once the market bounces back, greed takes over. Ironically is, investors perceive an investment to be more risky when nobody is buying and the price (NAV) is low, and less risky when everyone is buying and the price (NAV) is high. Laughable isn't it? How does one counter the impulse to act? Give thought to your Investment. Value investing is about buying a stock or fund quoting less than its intrinsic value. If you make a purchase higher than its intrinsic value, you are looking at the...