The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 20, 2007

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
The BOGOF effect
Consider this. You walk into a mall and find two stores that sell clothes. You can buy a shirt in the first store at Rs 750 and get one free. The other store sells the same shirt at 50 per cent discount to the marked price of Rs 750. Which store ... More

TAX TALK
Tuition fee is in a class of one
Section 80C allows deduction in respect of tuition fee but excludes payments towards development fees, donations or payments of similar nature. Does this mean that the items not specifically excluded, such as fees for games, magazines, ... More

AUTO FOCUS
Renault Logan: The French connection
The Renault Logan hopes to give Indians more bang for their buck. It should capture the entry-level sedan buyer's imagination with its size, ride quality and build relative to its price positioning. More

BOOK VALUE
Three types of investors
Donald J. Trump of `The Apprentice' fame, and Robert Kiyosaki, who had written `Rich Dad Poor Dad', join hands to give `one message' in `Why we want You to be Rich' (www.landmarkonthenet.com). "The one problem money ... More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
Tata Pure Equity Fund — More media exposures
Tata Pure Equity Fund is a predominantly large-cap fund with marginal exposure to mid-cap stocks (market capitalisation less than Rs 5,000 crore). For the quarter ended April 2007, the fund's assets expanded marginally. Here is a look at the ... More

YOUNG INVESTOR
INSIDE INDUSTRY
Powering return on investment
The power sector needs to plough back earnings into capacity addition, which will translate into better returns over the long term. More

Spelling stability and growth
Commodity futures trade benefits the economy and society in various ways. More

Gold rush
Gold has always held a place of pride in every Indian household. As the commodities boom began in the early part of this century, gold prices have also headed north. With the international price surge, a lot of Indian families would have been ... More

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