The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 12, 2007

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Playing with words
Psychologists have shown that our reaction is dependent on how a situation is explained to us — positive words draw positive response while negative words have negative response. A friend who runs an investment boutique has understood ... More

TAX TALK
Tax-free gift from wife
My wife, prior to her marriage with me, purchased Ranbaxy shares about 25 years ago in her maiden name. Last year she had these shares transferred to her married name and thereafter gifted the same to me. I sold the shares ... More

AUTO FOCUS
Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi — Injecting power and passion into your ride
Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi, Bajaj’s first fuel injected bike, has what it will take to be at the top of the performance bikes segment. The long list of unique and futuristic features it comes with should leave bike enthusiasts’ hearts racing. More

BOOK VALUE
Hedge funds demystified
Below the prime credit world are subprime mortgages, writes Robert Sherak in an essay included in ‘Hedge Fund & Investment Management’, edited by Izzy Nelken (More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
ICICI Prudential Tax Plan: Still high on mid-caps
ICICI Prudential Tax Plan is one of the more aggressive funds in the ELSS universe and is known for actively churning its portfolio and timing stock calls based on market conditions. Even as a number of tax-savings funds have shed their ... More

YOUNG INVESTOR
Some clues on global cues
If you flip to a business channel after 4 p.m. on a market day, chances are that a mysterious pair of words — Global Cues — will be flashing on the screen. “The fall in domestic stocks was on global cues arising from the ... More

Investment Nuggets
Peter Lynch, who managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, is regarded as one of the most successful fund managers in America. Lynch’s books, One up on Wall Street and Beating the Street express his investment ... More

PRODUCT PRIMER
TATA AIG Invest Assure Gold
TATA AIG Life Insurance has recently launched Whole Life Unit Linked Insurance Plan Invest Assure Gold. A look at the salient features of the product.Insurance cover: The initial sum assured is a multiple of the regular premium ... More

COMMODITY CONCEPTS
Regulation and risk management
An insight into how the market works More

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Union Budget 2007-08

Railway Budget 2007-2008

Economic Survey 2006-2007

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Nifty may rebound partially

Query Corner

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Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi — Injecting power and passion into your ride

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