The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 27, 2008

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Ideavirus and market cycles
The stock market crashes in India almost every year. The pattern is the same. We hastily bid up asset prices to a point where valuations become stretched. Pessimists’ then enter and hammer prices down. How does this cycle occur? We turn ... More

TAX TALK
Capital gains on ESOP shares
I was allotted 500 shares under employee stock option plan in December 2007. What will be the tax implications if I sell the same within 12 months? Can I claim exemption by reinvesting the proceeds in a property? — More

AUTO FOCUS
New Mercedes C-Class, more techy, sporty and elegant
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BOOK VALUE
Self-education before buying stocks
Investing with a lifetime perspective is the logical and the most effective way to prepare for a financially sound retirement, says Clifford Pistolese in ‘Lifespan Investing’ ( More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
Tata Equity Opportunities — Riding growth story
Tata Equity Opportunities Fund invests predominantly in large-cap stocks, with a sprinkling of mid-caps thrown in. The fund is among the top performing over a five-year period . An analysis of the fund over the July-December period ... More

YOUNG INVESTOR
COMMODITY CONCEPTS
Emissions – a hot issue
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LONG AND SHORT
A ‘fine’ example
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‘Long-term wealth creation, with ULIPs’
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MICROMOTIVES
Breaking the fall with circuit filters
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