The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 07, 2008

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YOUNG INVESTOR: Alternatives to FDs
Most investment products have delivered negative returns in recent times. And, investors are sitting tight on cash, not knowing where to invest. Given this scenario, a quick look at various debt instruments which seem attractive at this ...

TAX TALK: Tax on NRI interest income
I am a housewife. My husband is a non-resident Indian and has been sending me money regularly. I have been investing the money in nationalised banks in fixed deposits. Is the interest income chargeable in my hands? Should I apply for ...

SIMPLE ECONOMICS: Suffering from optimism bias?
The torrential rains that lashed Chennai last fortnight had its part to play on our house as well. Rain water has never entered the inner gates since the house was built. But it finally happened and we were unprepared. You can attribute ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: Trading in commodities
Need a break from stocks, mutual funds, FDs and bonds as investment options? Then why not look at commodities? Well, commodity trading is not new to India. After the 30-year ban was lifted in 2005, futures trading in commodities has caught ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: ‘In handling the crisis, fund managers are not solely to blame’
Mr D. K. Aggarwal, a chartered accountant, CMD of SMC Comtrade and MD of SMC Wealth Management Services shares his views on asset allocation and equity investing in the present market conditions. He also talks of ...

MICROMOTIVES: Exchange-traded interval fund: Lowering close-end discount, open-end cash drag
Recent reports suggest that SEBI is revising rules to make it mandatory for all close-end funds to list on the stock ...

FD WATCH: Tata Motors 3-year FD looks attractive
Fixed deposits offered by Tata Motors may be a good investment option for investors looking to park excess funds for three years. The company is accepting a minimum deposit of Rs 20,000 with additional amounts in multiples of Rs 10,000 for ...

F & O OUTLOOK: Nifty future likely to stage a recovery
The NSE Nifty November future declined 2.18 per cent to end last week at 2711.1 against its previous week’s close of 2771.6. It also surrendered its premium in the process and closed at a discount of about three points over ...

BOOK VALUE: Middle class, the saving class
The new Indian middle class is relatively heterogeneous; it includes “highly educated academics as well as millions of people who earn their living in the informal sector of the Indian economy,” observes Dietmar Rothermund in ...

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