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SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Deadweight loss of X'mas
December is the best and worst of months; best because you get a lot of gifts for Christmas and New Year and worst because there is a big hole in your bank account, as you run up huge credit card bills buying ...
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TAX TALK
No free harvest from this sale
I purchased two acres of agricultural land in 1996. I have carried on agricultural activity on this land and I have a small farmhouse on this land. I earn an agricultural income of around Rs 1 lakh every year from this land. I purchased the ...
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IN FOCUS
Battle for Hutch-Essar: An engaging call
The potential contenders for India's fourth largest mobile operator, Hutchison Essar, are growing by the day. As this mega deal heads towards a climax, a take on three key elements — performance, valuation and bidding.
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AUTO FOCUS
Scooterette competition crystallises with Kristal
Bajaj is banking on the novel features, fresh design and youthful looks of its new scooterette, the Kristal, to make inroads into this segment of the two-wheeler market.
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BOOK VALUE
Smart surfers vs blinded rabbits
Take responsibility for your money.
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F & O OUTLOOK
Nifty perched at crucial level
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THE BIG DEAL
Crude oil heads south
Oil prices at the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $5.5 last week to $55.50 per barrel, the sharpest weekly fall since April 2005, due to continued mild weather in the north-east coast of the US. More important, the OPEC price basket is down to ...
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YOUNG INVESTOR
The wealth that IPOs hide
Even high-priced Initial Public Offers could turn out to be a good investment
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CALL CENTRE
Beating the benchmarks
An investor's success is often judged by his ability to pick stocks that are `outperformers' — that is, those that beat the average return generated by the market as represented by such benchmarks as the Sensex or the Nifty. In India, there ...
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SMART MESSAGE
Not all in one basket
The booming stock market has thoroughly convinced Nirmal that equities are the best bet. Every month, over the past three years, he and his wife have been ploughing Rs 20,000 into systematic investment plans in equity funds. Simply thrilled with ...
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Adding cover to your life
The product you choose should be based on your insurance needs, with the tax benefit just being an add-on.
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Money Talk
Raghu Pillai, 49, is CEO, Retail Operations and Strategy for Reliance Industries' retail venture. Raghu is a well-known name in the retail industry and has had a steadily rising career graph within the sector, having ...
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Investment Nuggets
John C. Bogle, Founder of The Vanguard Group and President of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Centre, is popularly called the father of index fund investing. The Vanguard Group is one of the two largest mutual fund organisations in ...
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