The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, September 25, 2005

Crash or correction, no reason to panic
NOTHING ever prepares you for a market crash or correction. Uncertainty over market trends can make even the experienced investor feel helpless. For the uninitiated, no amount of reassurance is enough to convince them ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Is equity less risky?
THE sharp decline in the stock market in the last few trading sessions has not really disturbed the long-term investors. They think that their investments can still become profitable over the long term. The perception is that equity is less risky ... More

TAX TALK

Tax benefits on housing loan when you are living elsewhere
I HAVE taken a housing loan from LIC Housing Finance Ltd. The loan has been utilised for acquiring a house which is not in the city I reside. I am employed and already own a house in the city where I am residing. Will it be possible for me to get ... More

Rebate on prepaid loan
I HAD taken a loan in 1998 to purchase a flat. I have paid the full amount of the outstanding loan by way of prepayment in March 2005. Can I claim tax rebate on the principal and deduction in respect of interest which is comprised in the ... More

IN FOCUS

Watch your pennies... They may go any where
GSLOT Entertainment, My Fellow Fashions, Women Networks and Simran Farms ... With imaginative names, outlandish returns and wildly gyrating prices, penny stocks are a parallel world of stock market investing; that is, if you can call this ... More

FD WATCH

Invest in 3-year bonds of OCL India
OCL India: Investors may consider exposures in the fixed deposit options of OCL India. The one-year as well as the three-year options may be considered. As the two-year option does not offer any premium over the rate on the one-year ... More

AUTO FOCUS

TVS' new spruced up twosome
CONSOLIDATION is the current theme at TVS Motor. In the intervening period — that is, before new models are rolled out — the company seems to be trying to refocus and offer potential customers more choice with the launch of new ... More

BOOK VALUE

Nothing is more important than experience
WHEN the index tanks, as it did a few days ago, what you need is not sympathy but advice on "how to make money in both bull and bear markets". So, here is Kirk Kazanjian's "The Market Masters," from Wiley (More

BANKING PRODUCTS

A new card from American Express
IS THE prospect of rising petrol prices making you consider walking to work? Relax. There are options out there to ease the pressure on your wallet. The latest card from American Express promises to save you up to 10 per cent on fuel expenses. ... More

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