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SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Markets and beauty contests
Keynes, the British economist, is often quoted for comparing financial markets to a beauty contest. The beauty contest ran like this: An English newspaper would publish 100 photographs. The participants had to ...
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TAX TALK
Taxing case about a `residential house'
I sold a large flat in Mumbai in April. I want to invest the proceeds in two small flats and claim exemption under Section 54. Will exemption be available on sale of one residential house and investment in two. Venu The issue of ...
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IN FOCUS
Frontline software players: A peek at headline trends
As the number of unbundled large deals is mushrooming, increasingly, MNC and Indian vendors are competing head-to-head on several of these deals in the IT services space.
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AUTO FOCUS
The new-look Indica
After a redesign of the Tata Indigo sedan, it was the turn of the Indica to head to the cosmetologist. Tata Motors has just announced a new 2007 range of the Indica V2, bringing refreshed new looks to this popular hatchback. The Indica V2 ...
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BOOK VALUE
Examine multiple pieces of evidence
To technicians, real value is determined by supply and demand as reflected in trading activity.
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PORTFOLIO MOVES
Birla Infrastructure Fund: Sharp fall in banking
Birla Infrastructure is a theme-based fund that seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are participating in the infrastructure growth and development in the country. Launched in March 2006, the fund has been actively churning its portfolio ...
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F & O OUTLOOK
Limited upside seen in Nifty
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YOUNG INVESTOR
Figuring out the trends
Monthly performance indicators of key sectors may offer pointers to the earnings card
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SMART MESSAGE
Be a tiger, not a hen
As a pointer to investment success, Warren Buffett once said, "Be a tiger, not a hen'' with your investments. He meant target a few large, meaty investments like a tiger, rather than pecking away at numerous small pickings like a hen. By ...
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Investment Nuggets
Walter Schloss is considered one of the investment greats, a value investor in the same league as the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet. Like Buffett, Walter Schloss was also trained under the legendary Benjamin Graham. For a brief while in ...
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CALL CENTRE
Glittering, in parts
Avinash, 32, working in a software company, has had a windfall by way of bonus from his employer. Having invested much of his portfolio in shares, small-savings schemes and fixed deposits, Avinash thought that adding gold to his portfolio would ...
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When `being' in debt is interesting
For those who wish to lend an element of stability to their portfolio, there are a slew of interesting options in the debt market.
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Money Talk
Shahina Mukadam, who heads the research function at IDBI Capital Markets, is a seasoned hand at investing and has been closely tracking the stock market for several years now. A chartered accountant by profession, prior to ...
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