The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 21, 2004

Deposit rate spikes may just be the start
Profits from industry's core operations are now growing at a robust rate, though risks such as strong oil prices and fiscal profligacy persist. Given the backdrop of rising rates, the ideal strategy would be to go overweight on equities as return fro m equities is likely to be much better than that on debt. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Past, a weak benchmark
AS INVESTORS, we typically choose mutual funds that have performed well in the recent past. Studies, however, show that funds that perform well in the past often fare poorly in the future. Does this mean that our ... More

TAX TALK

Two brothers with an equal share in property
RECENTLY, my brother and I purchased a property in our joint names. The said property is let out on rent. For acquiring this house, we had taken a loan from a housing finance company. Towards this loan we pay an ... More

Exercised over ESOP exercised

IN FOCUS

Market thumbs down petro pricing control
It is time the Government initiated bold action in the oil sector, as it has done in the telecom sector. More

FD WATCH

EL Forge: Forge short links
A ONE-YEAR deposit in EL Forge can be considered. The two- and three-year deposits can be avoided, as the interest rate is flat across all tenures. If one is looking for longer tenures, other manufacturing options ... More

FUND WATCH

Birla MF launches new scheme

Birla Mutual Fund has introduced Systematic Investment Plans (instead of the earlier REAPs) in its entire range of equity and long-term debt funds. The fund offers a monthly and quarterly systematic investment option and entry loads will be ... More

AUTO FOCUS

A beautiful Mind
IMAGINE a world where cars will listen to your commands and act on them. Imagine cars with a programmable, digital dashboard cluster and a joystick-style steering wheel. In today's world of fast-changing technology, ... More

BOOK VALUE

Wealth is really all about cause and effect
TO MAKE money it is not necessary to dream of owning the mint or winning a lottery. It is a skill that you can learn, assures Brian Tracy in Getting Rich Your Own Way from Wiley (www.wiley.com). "By paying ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

Kotak Premium Return Plan
TO OVERCOME the psychological feeling of paying for nothing, which is what seems to happen if you survive a pure term plan, premium-back term plans were introduced a year ago. In a premium back plan, if the insuree ... More

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