Another major component of inflation has been the rising prices of LPG and diesel, which many believe would be halted because of the upcoming elections.
You can invest in any security to avail of the double indexation benefit, the only condition being that the returns come to you in the form of capital gains, not as interest.
Under the long-term debt fund category, retail investors can look at long-dated G-sec funds as they are likely to perform well in the current scenario.”
“Funds want to deter the short term investors given the high costs involved in portfolio turnover in fixed income market, given high buy-sell spreads.”
