The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 30, 2008

COLUMNS

YOUNG INVESTOR: Tighten your purse strings
If anything, the financial whirlwind that has taken most global economies and markets by surprise has taught us all that making money is no easy game. But what would be more challenging from now would be to protect and build on that booty. ...

TAX TALK: Taxability on sale of assets
I had purchased a property in Pune. I have claimed the stamp duty, registration charges and the principal amount of housing loan as a deduction u/s 80C during assessment year 2008-09. For the same year I had also claimed interest ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: Of greed, ignorance and derivatives
Derivatives have been the villain in the Great Global Meltdown of 2008. Everyone is all praise for Warren Buffet’s ominous statement that “Derivatives are financial weapons of mass ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: Citi rescue package terms ‘lenient’
Global banking giant Citigroup, with roots dating back to 1812, was rescued by the US Government last week with a billion-dollar package. The action aimed to strengthen its capital base and increase liquidity. The bank had earlier received ...

BOOK VALUE: Painless spending cuts
The mantra for trimming your costs is FIT, says Gregory Karp in Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What you Really Want ( ...

SIMPLE ECONOMICS: I am ok, he isn’t ok!
I was fuming when it happened. The driver in front of me suddenly cut speed and attended to his mobile. When we both pulled up at the traffic signal, I let him know that it was wrong to talk on the phone while driving. A little while later, ...

MICROMOTIVES: Asset allocation: Valuable despite correlation breakdowns
A reader of this column posed this question: Why engage in asset allocation and portfolio diversification when the current market has shown us that all asset classes tend to decline at the same time? The answer to this question has ...

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