This document discusses tax aspects related to various types of investments. It defines key terms like investment, risk, return, and tax. It then describes different categories of investments like securities, property, tangible assets, short-term vs long-term, and domestic vs foreign. Some taxable investments mentioned include equity, equity mutual funds, debt mutual funds, real estate, gold, and zero coupon bonds. The document also notes that the tax on capital gains is based on indexation to adjust the cost of assets for inflation. Some non-taxable investments are also briefly referenced.