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Mutual Funds, Financial Planning Expert - Answered on Jan 08, 2026

Ramalingam Kalirajan has over 23 years of experience in mutual funds and financial planning.
He has an MBA in finance from the University of Madras and is a certified financial planner.
He is the director and chief financial planner at Holistic Investment, a Chennai-based firm that offers financial planning and wealth management advice.... more
amit Question by amit on Jan 08, 2026Hindi
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Drear Sir, IS there any Website where we can come to know Capital Gain From MF and Tax Implication due before redemption? and Balance unit As on Date avaliable for Redemption and Capitail Gain Remaining for Limit of 1.5 Lakhs.

Ans: – Ask your service provider directly.
– This can be your MFD or online MF platform.
– They can show unrealised capital gains.
– They can show taxable gains before redemption.
– They can show available units for redemption.
– They can show remaining LTCG exemption limit.
– This data is scheme-wise and date-wise.
– It avoids manual calculation errors.
– It helps plan redemptions tax efficiently.

Best Regards,

K. Ramalingam, MBA, CFP,

Chief Financial Planner,

www.holisticinvestment.in

https://www.youtube.com/@HolisticInvestment
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Hi Mam, I trust you got me wrong in MF. My total MF value currently, - 93 Lakhs of value in Equity fund - 45.5 Lakhs of value in mix of equity and Debt. So in total around 1.38 CR
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Apologies for wrong interpretation of the data here. Let me correct the overall analysis as it totally changes the situation here.

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