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Value- and mid-cap investing: The case for appropriate indices
THE striking feature of stock market performance in 2003 and 2004 has been the strong returns generated by the `value investing' strategy. The performance of value funds was so impressive that a host of value investment ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS


Prediction predilection
CONSIDER this: You are generating 20 per cent returns on your investment, thanks to the strong rally in the stock market. But suppose the market takes a U-turn and declines 15 per cent in the next three days. Would you ... More

TAX TALK


A shot at capital gains
HINDUSTAN Lever had earlier issued bonus debentures. The company has now redeemed these debentures. Will this attract capital gains tax? Meenakshy, N. G. Krishnan Reply The redemption of bonus debentures by ... More

LTC benefit when spouse is not dependant
I WORK in UTI Bank Ltd and my spouse in a private limited company. My spouse and myself had gone on a holiday. Am I eligible to get the benefit of exemption under Section 10(5) in respect of the leave travel ... More

IN FOCUS


Other side of the job boom
THIS newspaper reported last week that the information technology industry is on the verge of reaching the one-million-employee mark. This may appear yet another IT industry record but the importance of this achievement ... More

FUND WATCH


  • UTI to launch a `dividend yield' fund

    AUTO FOCUS


    New face to good old Maruti 800
    WHEN over two decades ago it quietly rolled onto Indian roads, little did anyone realise that a a revolution in personal transportation was in the making. Since then this no-frills `supermini' has come a long way. ... More

    BOOK VALUE


    There're VCs in waiting if your ideas are a-burning
    AS A country, we're gradually getting used to lot of attention from the rest of the world, not for droughts and derailments, disasters and defections, but for the vast investment potential. Now that we're one of the ... More

    INSURANCE CORNER


    Met Advantage from MetLife
    INSURANCE plans that aim at providing the policyholder with a corpus to ensure that his post-retirement years are spent sans any financial hassles have, of late, been quite popular. With the launch of Met Advantage, ... More


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