The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 01, 2009

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YOUNG INVESTOR: The ‘A’ to ‘Z’ of stocks
Did you know that in as many as 985 stocks in the BSE you cannot carry out intraday trades? The exchange doesn’t allow that and in case you try to square off a day’s buy in such stocks, it will be considered short selling! Not ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: How stock prices react to results
The way stock markets react to the unveiling of company results can be puzzling to the casual observer. Jaiprakash Associates announced an over three-fold increase in its net profits for the latest September quarter, but the stock, which ...

YOUNG INVESTOR: Repay or invest?
Like most things of life, the key decisions on personal finance management are based on common sense and understanding of one’s preferences and constraints. People with secured and rising income can venture into more risky but ...

SIMPLE ECONOMICS: Why cash gifts buy luxury goods

Consider this. Your relatives and friends gift you some money at a certain religious ceremony that you perform at home. What would you do with it? Use it for your regular monthly expenditure? Or splurge on some exotic goods? If ...

MICROMOTIVES: Active funds: Style drift, benchmark pose problems
Readers of this column know that we often discuss the importance of index funds as part of the core equity portfolio framework. Several investors have questioned this approach, stating that diversified funds are better, as they typically beat ...

BOOK VALUE: Monetary and real aspects of economy
How flexible is the rupee? What is driving OFDI (outward foreign direct investment) by Indian corporates? Are there alternative uses for India’s international reserves? Should India adopt an inflation targeting framework? How have the ...

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