The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 24, 2005

Defensive stocks for your portfolio
THE search for defensive stocks that can pull investors through the next few months of uncertainty has started in right earnest. Some research reports proclaim that expectations of improved investment demand may be ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Coherent arbitrariness
CONSIDER this. Your friend asks you why Infosys trades at Rs 1,900. You explain that a stock price reflects a company's "fundamentals". That is, the stock price is a function of the company's revenues and EPS. Studies ... More

TAX TALK

Can I get my wife to give me rent receipt?
I PURCHASED a flat in Mumbai, which is in the joint names of my wife and me. My wife is a homemaker and has no income. The property was purchased out of a loan and I pay the EMI. We live in this house. If I were to ... More

Penalty for filing beyond time
FOR the year ended 2004, I have not filed the return of income. I now propose to furnish a return. I am a salaried employee and tax has been deducted at source from my salary. I do not have any other income. I have not furnished the rent ... More

IN FOCUS

What's in store this results season?
The results of several high-profile companies from different sectors are due in the next few weeks. With rising input costs and taxation woes, disappointing performances may put the good ones in the shade. Until the monsoon breaks, these results coul d well set the tone for the market in the near term. More

FUND WATCH

New schemes from mutual funds
Chola Mutual has launched Chola Global Advantage Fund. This fund will invest in companies that are expanding globally and expect to derive at least 20 per cent of revenues from exports. Companies that have made acquisitions abroad or intend to ... More

AUTO FOCUS

The new Omni, value for money
MANY an Indian car owner is forgiving and tolerant as long as his vehicle meets his travel requirements even while keeping cost of ownership at the lowest possible. He will be willing to endure great levels of ... More

BOOK VALUE

Aayusyam! Bhavabhooti!
STEVE Vernon's book from Wiley (www.wiley.com) is titled Live Long & Prosper, much like the traditional Sanskrit blessing in the headline. To make that wish true you'd need to answer the question, ... More

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