The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 18, 2005

Mutual funds can do more for investors
BY ALL accounts, 2005 has been a wonderful year for investors in and managers of mutual funds. There has been a considerable increase in the assets under management of equity funds and profitability has thus increased for fund houses. Investors, ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Time diversification
ONE OF my friends has been trading in equity for more than 20 years. A person who has been at it that long typically tends to become over-confident. This can lead to bad trades. My friend practices time diversification. He believes that this ... More

TAX TALK

A taxing pilgrimage
MY WIFE and I travelled on LTA to different parts of the country.. We travelled from Haridwar to Rishikesh by car. Will the expense paid by way of car rental qualify for exemption under Section 10(5)? Will boarding and lodging expenses qualify ... More

Managing MBA fees
I AM a pensioner. My son is pursuing his MBA in a business school in India. He is now in his second year and the fees for the year will be Rs 80,000. He has so far paid all his fee out of borrowed funds. In the current year I propose to pay the ... More

FUND WATCH

FMC permits MFs to invest in commodity futures

Mutual funds have been permitted by the Forward Market Commission to invest in gold, silver and oil futures. This will give investors the opportunity to hold select commodities in their portfolio. The regulation for the proposed ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Let's meet Laura
AFTER launching the turbo-diesel SkodaSuperb in October, SkodaAuto has pulled the wraps off its next, completely new, hi-tech diesel offering for the Indian market. True to its reputation of being a technology ... More

BOOK VALUE

No expense is too small to record
CHECK if any of the following statements apply to you: "More than 15 per cent of your take-monthly home pay goes toward your debts. You can only afford to pay the minimum due on your credit cards each month... You have little or nothing in ... More

LAW LANE

Reality of actual loss
HERE is an unusual verdict in an accident case, where the court awarded more than what the claimant had appealed for: Manohar Madhukar Tambe vs Bhagubhai Liladhar, decided by the Gujarat High Court on October ... More

QUESTION 'N' AUTO

If you're adventurous, go for it
I recently purchased the Hyundai Getz GLS. I would like to upsize the 13-inch steel rims that come with the car with new 14-inch alloys. Does upsizing have any disadvantages? I am also interested in changing the ... More

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