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Sunday, September 21, 2008
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, September 21, 2008 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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COLUMNS YOUNG INVESTOR: Nightmare on Wall Street For those of us who had only a nodding acquaintance with Wall Street, news this week has been bafflingly littered with the big Wall Street names. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, the venerable Merrill Lynch was taken over by Bank of ... TAX TALK: Clubbing of minor’s income I have two children, both minors. The income of the first child was clubbed in my hands as at that time my total income was higher than that of my wife’s. The second child did not have any income at that time. In the ... YOUNG INVESTOR: Bonds: Duration and rate risk When you buy a bond, you are subject to interest rate risk. It is the risk associated with changes in market interest rates (also known as the current yield) after the bond has been ... BOOK VALUE: Wanted skilled, capable people Only India stands out from the crowd of countries that could equal or even replace the US, says Daniel Lak in India Express: The Future of a New Superpower ( ... F & O OUTLOOK: Nifty future may face strong resistance Volatility was at its best last week as the market swung between extreme ends the whole of last week. Nifty September future finished at 4283.10, just above the previous week’s close of 4245.8, thanks to the smart rally on Friday. ... SIMPLE ECONOMICS: Why sinful foods come in mini-packs One of my friends is calorie conscious because his doctor has asked him to reduce his body weight. Like most of us, he loves eating! He has conceived of a master plan to resolve this conflict. He stocks small packages of high-calorie snacks. ... YOUNG INVESTOR: ‘Securitisation, a (sub)prime option’ We have seen ‘securitised assets’ of poor credibility wrecking havoc in the global financial markets in the past year. So, what is securitisation? In simple terms, it is a mode of raising capital by banks/financial institutions. It ... MICROMOTIVES: Is a concentrated portfolio optimal? Modern portfolio management is built on the concept of portfolio diversification. A portfolio manager or an individual investor constructs a portfolio with several stocks to diversify the asset price risk. Hedge fund managers, on the other ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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