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SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Pricing games
Consider this. While you are shopping for your monthly groceries, you find that one kg of breakfast cereal costs Rs 150. The regular price of the cereal is Rs 125 but you bought it at Rs 110 sometime ago when ...
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TAX TALK
Investment options on homecoming
I am a doctor working abroad. My wife, who is also a doctor, works with me. We have been living abroad for nearly ten years now and are planning to return to India for good. We have sold an ancestral property and propose to use the proceeds ...
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AUTO FOCUS
New CD series: Hero Honda opens throttle
Hero Honda still believes that the entry-level bike will continue to be the largest segment of the market. And to demonstrate its confidence in this category, the company has unveiled new versions of the CD Dawn and CD Deluxe.
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BOOK VALUE
Classical secrets to prosperity
"Prosperity abandons one who is satisfied by material wealth."
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PORTFOLIO MOVES
Birla Sunlife Basic Industries Fund — Petro, construction favoured
Birla Sunlife Basic Industries Fund uses a blend of the value and growth styles to focus on companies that are sensitive to economic cycles and commodity pricing cycles. We take a look at the changes to the portfolio during the quarter-ended ...
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F & O OUTLOOK
Nifty futures may weaken further
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WHEELS & DEALS
Year-end deals swamp car market
For most passenger car companies, sales during December tend to flag due to customers postponing their purchase decision to the New Year. This is a worldwide phenomenon, though, of course, unlike in India, in markets such as the US and in ...
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THE BIG DEAL
Logic behind the CRR hike
The 50-basis-point hike in CRR by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after a two-year gap is not surprising given the economic conditions. With inflation edging close to the 5.5 per cent mark, money supply expanding at a higher than projected rate ...
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YOUNG INVESTOR
Cast your Net wide for information
Authentic sources to sift pure speculation from actual fact
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Investment Nuggets
George Soros is considered the greatest hedge-fund investor in modern times and a philosophical speculator, whose expertise mainly lies in currency speculation. He is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" after he bet against ...
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SMART MESSAGE
It's not in the timing
The Sensex might have touched the 14,000-mark, but young investors "who are building a portfolio for the future" should not worry about Sensex highs while their stocks remain subdued, says Mr Arun Kejriwal, Director of Mumbai-based Kejriwal ...
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CALL CENTRE
Behind the 15% returns
Investment gurus seem to have a ``stock" answer to the question "Where do you expect the markets to go from here?" They often reply: "I don't have a view on the market. But expect a 12-15 per cent return if you hold stocks for a five-year ...
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Efficiency ratios, key to managing assets
Though analysis of asset management ratios has limitations, historical and peer comparisons help in gauging the efficiency of the management in utilising its assets.
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Money Talk
Thomas Muthoot is the Managing Director of Muthoot Pappachan Group. The group, which operates in diversified businesses, has a strong presence in hospitality, infrastructure and financial services among others. Its ...
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