Pension plans: What’s your suit?
Pension plans from insurers, public provident fund, mutual funds, annuity plans – confused about which retirement plan to buy? The national pension system (NPS) may be your best bet today, with extremely low costs, flexible options and returns that beat most other avenues. »
Which is the better pension plan? Higher returns from post office savings schemes
Love you, love you not, O foreign investor!
Delayed FDI approvals, flip-flops about Mauritius and run-ins with the taxman may leave foreign investors confused. »
QUERY CORNER: L&T in medium-term consolidation phase
What is your medium and long-term outlook on Tata Consultancy Services and Larsen and Toubro? Can these stocks be bought at the current levels? Anil Kumar Ray
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Investment Alerts: A lifeline from Fitch
Amidst gloomy news about dropping industrial production and the sharp fall in the rupee, there was a silver lining. Rating agency Fitch sees hope for India and upgraded the country’s outlook from... »
Index outlook: Over to the central bankers
The limelight will be on the two central bankers – Duvvuri Subbarao and Ben Bernanke – next week. The RBI Governor on Monday will let us know if we are getting the ‘big’ policy rate cut that is cu... »
Investment World
Titan Industries: Buy
The company’s strong position in the jewellery business should help it cope with the change in the business model. »
Titan Industries slumps to year’s low as brokers reduce target
Titan Industries slumps to year’s low as brokers reduce target
Titan clocks 28% rise in Q4 profit
Stock Insight
IDFC: Buy
Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), one of the leading project lenders in India, has weathered the tough times extremely well. IDFC delivered a loan growth of 16 per cent in 2012-13 in a difficult market. »
Stock Insight
Apollo Tyres: Tread with care
Despite the steep fall in stock price, it is not the right time for taking exposure to the stock. »
Cooper deal: Apollo assuages investor worries on debt burden
Cooper deal: Apollo assuages investor worries on debt burden
Apollo Tyres’ Cooper buy complements Vredestein
Personal Finance
Crafting short-term pre-retirement goals for later needs
In this column dated June 2, 2013, we discussed about how you should motivate yourself to save for retirement. »
Investment World
Pivotals: Reliance, SBI, Infosys and Tata Steel
Reliance Industries (Rs 814)The stock advanced 3.8 per cent last week, rebounding up from its key support band between Rs 760 and Rs 780. The daily and weekly price rate of change ind... »
Mutual Funds
UTI Opportunities Fund: INVEST
During turbulent times in the market such as the one currently prevailing, funds with a proven track record of curtailing the downside would be appropriate bets. Investors with a mod... »
Investment Focus: Some steam left in TTK Prestige
Amid the slowdown, the company’s sales have grown at a compounded annual rate of 35 per cent over the last five years. Net profits have risen at the rate of 50 per cent. Return on capital employed... »
Buy today, sell tomorrow not feasible
One of the questions that has been often asked at the investor seminars is whether the shares bought today can be sold tomorrow. Prima facie, the answer to this question is a big No. They can not... »
Platinum testing key short-term support
Gold prices have declined by 17 per cent year to date and silver prices have plunged 27 per cent so far this year in expectation of the quantitative easing programme ending sooner than exp... »
IDFC: Buy
Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), one of the leading project lenders in India, has weathered the tough times extremely well. IDFC delivered a loan growth of 16 per cent in 201... »
Tax Talk
After my husband’s retirement, he had gifted me some money (from his terminal benefits) and a deed of gift has been prepared accordingly. I am doing some business with that money. Is the income... »
‘Default on loans could be habitual’
With banks becoming more and more vigilant about whom they lend to, services provided by credit bureaus, which rate a customer’s credit-worthiness, have become indispensable. In an... »
Dipping into profit pools
India is popular for its large business groups and conglomerates with many subsidiaries/associates operating under one umbrella. These group companies are either in the same sector or in widely di... »
Crafting short-term pre-retirement goals for later needs
In this column dated June 2, 2013, we discussed about how you should motivate yourself to save for retirement. One suggestion we offered was to break your long-term retirement goal into several sh... »
Know about your honey’s money
When marriages break, more often than not money issues are among the top reasons cited.
Therefore, if you are looking to tie the knot, you should compare notes with your partner on how fi... »
Smart Money where it is headed
Indian High Net Worth Investors (HNIs) may not be skimping on luxury products when it comes to spending, but they are certainly guided by caution when it comes to their financial market investment... »
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Index Outlook: Down but not out
Pivotals: Reliance, SBI, Infosys and Tata Steel
Reliance Industries (Rs 814)The stock advanced 3.8 per cent last week, rebounding up from its key support band between Rs 760 and Rs 780. The daily and weekly price rate of change ind... »
Stock Strategy: Consider short strangle on Apollo Tyres
Apollo Tyres (Rs 64): After the recent sharp slide, the long-term outlook turned negative for Apollo Tyres. However, in the short-term, the stock could move in a narrow band between Rs 60 a... »
Top Movers
The market, which had been on a losing streak since Tuesday, reversed course on Friday. The benchmark indices, nonetheless, ended the week lower. Both the Sensex and the Nifty lost over 1.2 per cen... »
Apollo Tyres: Tread with care
After the Cooper Tire acquisition, concerns on Apollo Tyres biting off more than it can chew have seen the stock nosedive 30 per cent in two days. At Rs 64, the stock now trades at a valuation of... »
Titan Industries: Buy
The recent sharp fall in the stock of jewellery and watch maker Titan Industries provides a good buying opportunity for investors with a long-term perspective. The company’s lead... »
UTI Opportunities Fund: INVEST
During turbulent times in the market such as the one currently prevailing, funds with a proven track record of curtailing the downside would be appropriate bets. Investors with a mod... »
Investment Focus: Hexaware Technologies - BUY
Investors can buy the shares of Hexaware Technologies, a prominent mid-tier IT player, as a revival in the company’s prospects is expected over the next one to two years. At Rs 84, the share trade... »
Financial Planning
I am 40 years old and my wife is 39. We have two sons aged 11 and five. When I bought the flat in 2009, I took a home loan for Rs 70 lakh. The current outstanding debt is Rs 29 lakh.
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Cadila Healthcare: Buy
A recovery in the US market on the back of new launches and steady performance in the domestic formulation business may hold Cadila Healthcare in good stead over the next two years.
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Gold
Gold, silver prices slip on sluggish demand
Gold skids on weak demand, silver marginally up
Gold futures down at Rs 27,917 per 10 gm
Gold futures up at Rs 28,033 per 10 gm
Gold prices fall in global market
Gold futures down at Rs 27,775 per 10 gm
Import curbs unlikely to dampen gold sales: Kirtilals
Gold futures down at Rs 27,736 per 10 gm
Forex
Raghuram Rajan seeks to calm bond, currency and equity markets
Rupee’s sudden slide creating panic in biz, policy circles: Expert
Alpari Curency Daily report for June 19
Alpari Technical report for June 18
Mecklai Midday report for June 19
Rupee closes 6 paise higher at 58.71 a dollar
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Alpari Currency Daily report for June 18
Commodities
Crude oil dips in Asia on Fed bond tapering plans
Hopes of higher oilseeds output may cool edible oils
Gold rates
Silver rates
Silver futures decline to Rs 43,594 per kg
Commodities Transaction Tax likely from July 1
‘Agri sector can boost economic prospects’
Spot castorseed gains on export enquiries
Pension plans: What’s your suit?
Titan Industries: Buy
Tax exemption on leave travel allowance
Buy today, sell tomorrow not feasible
QUERY CORNER: L&T in medium-term consolidation phase
How to open a fixed deposit
Index outlook: Over to the central bankers
Should you buy gold now?
Tax Talk
You’re better off with NSC, PPF
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