The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 02, 2005

Dividend yield strategy — BSE-100's dogs finish on top
Investing in dividend dogs of BSE-100 is similar to the strategy of `Dogs of the dow' followed in the US. For the third in a row, a strategy of investing in the top dividend yielding stocks of BSE-100 has delivered better returns than that of an aver age mutual fund. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Quakes, markets and power play
EARTHQUAKES share some characteristics with financial markets. Both follow a power law. Suppose you study the distribution of wealth in a city. You find that the number of people whose wealth is Rs 100 crore is ... More

TAX TALK

Cost of delayed returns
I AM a salaried employee. In the assessment years (AYs) 2002-03 and 2003-04, my total income was below Rs 50,000. In the AY 2004-05, my total income was Rs 52,000. This would mean that I have to pay tax on Rs 2,000, ... More

Sale of ESOP and gift shares
I WORK for a private limited company, which has granted employee stock options. A foreign company, however, plans to acquire the company. At this stage, the employee stock options granted to us have vested in us and we ... More

IN FOCUS

Reliance Industries: Uncertain still for shareholders
THE dice were always heavily loaded in favour of Mr Mukesh Ambani, ever since this high voltage tussle between the two brothers — Mukesh and Anil Ambani — spilled into the public domain. Even as shareholders ... More

FUND WATCH

Prudential ICICI Mutual declares Rs 2.50 as dividend

AUTO FOCUS

Sound of music... on the drive
MUSIC on the move can move you if you have a good car stereo system. Last week, in part one of this series, we outlined a few of the basic issues to be considered while shopping for a car music system. Read on for a ... More

Tips `n' notes for car audios

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