The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 04, 2005

Making sense of sentiment
Staying rational does not require you to be a skilled investor. Some investment gurus have indicated that a simple buy-and-hold policy could be as effective as any complicated procedure. Investors who keep things simple could make as much money as th e most skilled fund manager. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Portfolio diversification
IF YOU want to construct an equity portfolio, would you buy a large quantity in handful of stocks or would you buy a small number of 15-20 stocks? The answer depends on how you pick your stocks. Why? Suppose you buy stocks based on fundamental ... More

TAX TALK

Home loans: One from my company, one from my bank
I TOOK a house building advance from my employer company in March 2001. The first instalment along with interest on this loan was repaid in February 2004. In August 2004, I took a fresh loan from HDFC and completed construction of the house in ... More

Maximum deduction on housing loan
WHAT is the maximum amount of deduction that I can get in respect of interest on the housing loan? Vidya Reply Interest on capital borrowed for purchase or construction can be claimed as a deduction without any limit where a property ... More

IN FOCUS

Auto sector: First-gear sales, top-gear valuation
AUTOMOBILE stocks are at the forefront of the market rally, which is interesting considering that the growth rates in important segments of the industry are cooling down. Is there something the market knows that we do not? Sales of trucks and ... More

FUND WATCH

PruICICI MF to levy entry load on SIP

Mr Sanjay Sinha has replaced Mr Sandip Sabharwal as Head of Equity at SBI Mutual Fund. Mr Sabharwal is no longer with SBI Mutual Fund. Mr Sinha was earlier part of the fund management team at UTI Mutual Fund. At SBI, he will now manage ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Feast yourself with Fiesta
Ford appears to have made the extra effort to develop and price the Fiesta in a manner that could keep aspiring sedan buyers interested. On key issues, such as long-term reliability, fuel efficiency and low-cost maintenance, the Honda City has a he ad start. Only six months down the road will it be clear how the Fiesta stacks up vis-à-vis the City. Now the former has novelty value. More

BOOK VALUE

Brave the markets with just one book
JOHN Mauldin's `Thoughts from the Frontline' is a weekly financial e-letter that goes to over 1,500,000 readers. He has edited "Just One Thing," from Wiley (www.wiley.com), getting `Twelve of the World's Best Investors ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

LIC Jeevan Plus
After Life Insurance Corporation decided to close sales of its first unit-linked product, Bima Plus, it launched another product to plug the gap. Called Jeevan Plus, the product is a whole-life unit-linked plan.Here are some of the key features ... More

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