The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 27, 2008

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Jumping traffic
Picture this. Your car is caught in a long line-up at a traffic signal in a narrow street. Would you jump into the opposite lane and drive to the front, quite oblivious to the incoming traffic? If yes, you are as self-centred as most of us are ... More

TAX TALK
Deductions on partly let house
My aunt works for a private company and earns a monthly salary of around Rs 30,000. While she owns a two-bed room flat at Mumbai, she has also let out a portion of her flat and gets a rental income of Rs 5,000 per month. ... More

IN FOCUS
A new real(i)ty on the ground
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BOOK VALUE
Eliminate the ‘what if’ worry
Five words that can literally change your life forever, according to David A. Shiang, are: “You cannot affect the future.” The only future outcome that can occur is the outcome that will occur, he writes in ‘God ... More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
ABN AMRO Opportunities Fund: IT out of favour, oil in
In highly volatile markets, if a fund has the flexibility to invest across market capitalisations, it has an edge over diversified, cap-specific funds. If a fund has a mandate to take a concentrated exposure, it has an advantage in markets ... More

F & O OUTLOOK
Rally likely to sustain
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THE BIG DEAL
Feeling the heat
The shares of Maruti Suzuki, one of the better picks in the auto sector, fell 3.25 per cent on April 24, when the company announced its fourth quarter results. The company’s top-line showed a small 7.5 per cent growth compared to the same ... More