Write the will right
Family fights over the division of assets are often the subject of movie plots and soap operas. Such disputes are an increasing occurrence in the real world too. In the last two decades, individuals have accumulated a lot of wealth ... »
INDEX OUTLOOK - Thus far, how much further?
It was a closely fought contest between the bulls and bears in Indian stock market last week. The bears put their might behind preventing the Sensex from shooting past the 18,000-mark and the Nift... »
Side-effects of FDA ruling on pharma companies
The regulatory violations by pharma companies are best seen as regular business challenges than as some conspiracy from a Robin Cook novel. »
Eye On The Market: Don't read too much into Street estimates
During the earnings season, stock market gyrations can become even more bewildering to normal investors than they usually are. The stock of a company turning in good profit growth may be bat... »
Query Corner: Reliance Power hovering at psychological resistance
Please advise me on the long-term outlook of Reliance Power.
J. Senthan
Reliance Power (Rs 105.3): In September 2011, we had reviewed Reliance Power and written that inves... »
Young Investor
How stock exchanges came into being
Markets have come a long way from a few people huddled under a tree haggling and shouting out their buy or sell prices. »
Personal Finance
Choosing between tax-saving and tax-free bonds
The market has been flooded with a spate of bond issues in recent times. Several companies »
Market Watch
BSE FMCG Index at key resistance
The BSE FMCG index registered its life-time high at 4,274 on November 14, 2011 and life-time low at 705 on April 24, 2003. »
Mutual Funds
Birla Sun Life Monthly Income Fund: Invest
The equity exposure is well diversified, with the fund holding around 30 stocks in its portfolio. »
Stock Insight
ICICI Bank: Buy
Improving asset quality indicates that ICICI Bank's strategies for capital preservation »
Money Wise
Pay heed to running costs of an air-conditioner
Purchase and maintenance of an AC is a costly affair. You can hire it if you wish to use it for a short period of time. »
Investment Focus - Jamna Auto Industries: Buy
Although the economy has slowed in 2011-12, commercial vehicle (CV) sales have been encouraging. Cumulatively, medium and heavy commercial vehicles sales have grown by 12 per cent year-on-... »
Stock Strategy: SBI, Suzlon face resistance
State Bank of India (Rs 2,160): Thanks to the recent surge in the share price, the stock of SBI was able to arrest its bearish trend. However, it may face resistance going forward as the re... »
BSE FMCG Index at key resistance
Though the BSE FMCG Index is made up of 11 scrips, it is ITC that dominates with a 53 per cent weight. Hindustan Unilever with a 20 per cent weight and Nestle with a 7.9 per cent weight take th... »
KPIT Cummins: Buy
Mid-tier IT services player KPIT Cummins Infosystems (KPIT) has been able to strongly tap into the revival in outsourcing from 2010, post the financial meltdown. Despite focussing on limited se... »
52-WEEK FLOP: AUROBINDO PHARMA
Aurobindo Pharma, which has been in news for all the wrong reasons, has had a largely forgettable year. The stock reflected its many woes, losing heavily in the last year. Its woes began... »
Incomes of Ordinarily Residents are taxable in India
I am an OCI card holder with Canadian citizenship and doing business in Canada and India. My question is whether I have to pay taxes for my Canadian income in India? — Joseph »
Olympia launches the Grande
Chennai-based Olympia Group has launched Olympia Grande on the Grand Southern Trunk road at Pallavaram, a Chennai suburb. The premium residential project, with 780 apartments of two- and t... »
ICICI Bank: Buy
Fresh investments with a three-year horizon can be considered in the stock of ICICI Bank. Though the stock has gained considerably in the last couple of months, it continues to remain attractiv... »
Can't funds make material disclosures?
Fidelity Investments is the latest mutual fund sponsor rumoured to be looking to exit India. Amid reports that the company has already sought proposals from interested buyers, Fidelity has issued a... »
Market View
“The month of January, 2012, saw a strong FII inflow of $2.2 billion in Indian stock markets. Due to the surge of money, the S&P Nifty rallied 12 per cent, while CNX mid-cap rallied 16 per cent... »
Unitech: Sell
Fund Talk
Choosing between tax-saving and tax-free bonds
Birla Sun Life Monthly Income Fund: Invest
Oil fiirms' under-recoveries shoot through the roof
Bangalore Metro to issue tax-free bonds
Investment Focus - Ashoka Buildcon: Buy
Tax impact on entrepreneurship
Overconfidence and how to fix it
Have you ever marvelled at the conviction a stock market guru or company manager's exhibit in interviews? They spout stuff like ‘Indian GDP will grow X per cent' or ‘the company will grow by... »
Pivotals - Reliance Industries (Rs 842.1)
The stock was volatile in the previous week and has formed a doji candlestick indicating neutral stance in the weekly charts. It is currently testing the key resi... »
Sizzling Stocks - Dena Bank (Rs 89.5)
Ever since marking a 52-week low at Rs 47.5 on January 2, the stock has been on a steady medium-term uptrend. Following the announcement of its December quarter results, the stock broke out of sig... »
Pay heed to running costs of an air-conditioner
With summer set to start in a month you may be considering an air-conditioner for your home. Vinayak, who moved to Chennai last year and had experienced the city's heat enquired about air-condi... »
Numeric Power: Hold
The acquisition of Numeric Power System's uninterrupted power supply (UPS) business by French player Legrand, leaves shareholders bereft of the company's key business. The silver lining... »
Invest systematically to reap benefits
In recent times, I find that most of the mutual funds show good returns during a three-year period, and a poor return over five years. Does that mean we have to book profits in 3 years?
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52-WEEK BLOCKBUSTER: KAJARIA CERAMICS
Penetration into the retail market by expanding the distribution network, presence in the high-end vitrified tile segment and capacity expansion that increased the company's market share drove the... »
Godrej to expand presence
Godrej Properties, which has launched the first of its projects in Chennai, sees the coming year offer an opportunity to consolidate its position in some of the major markets that it has e... »
Dealing with sunk costs
Consider this. You are at the airport and you have two mineral water bottles in your bag. You got one bottle free at a seminar you attended early in the day while you bou... »
The horizon vocabulary
Corporate short-termism is negatively associated with the extent to which long-term investors hold a firm's stock, report Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti and George Serafeim of Harvard Bu... »
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Sahara to open one lakh retail outlets across the country
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INDEX OUTLOOK - Thus far, how much further?
Query Corner: Reliance Power hovering at psychological resistance
Numeric Power: Hold
Stock Strategy: SBI, Suzlon face resistance
Choosing between tax-saving and tax-free bonds
ICICI Bank: Buy
Investment Focus - Jamna Auto Industries: Buy
KPIT Cummins: Buy
Write the will right
Unitech: Sell