Stay put, lest you miss the best daysRegular readers of this column would know that I am an evangelist of long-term investing.
August 6, 2008
Don’t lose sight of your capital gainsBasically, capital gains tax is applicable on capital assets such as property, gold, shares, units, bonds debentures, etc
July 29, 2008
It needn’t be HRA ‘or’ home-loan cutI confess I am slightly uneasy writing today’s column as I fear being accused of repetition.
July 16, 2008
Stay put, the market can’t but recoverA wise man has said that it is the darkest before dawn. And as I look out, it seems pretty dark out there. At the time of writing this, the Sensex is around the 15000 level.
June 11, 2008
Redeploying US-64 proceeds — the optionsFor the Indian financial markets, May 31, 2008 would be the end of an era, for that’s when the Unit Trust of India’s US-64 scheme draws to an end.
May 14, 2008
Don’t lose sight of the good old NSCBut, there is no ignoring the instrument’s respectable returns, which are not only assured, but also tax-free and come with a government guarantee.
May 7, 2008
Dividend reinvestment vs growth optionThe pros and cons of choosing the dividend option vis-à-vis growth option while investing in mutual funds were examined in detail in this column two weeks ago.
April 23, 2008
Demystifying the Bajaj Auto demergerReaders may be aware that Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) has been demerged. Consequently, shareholders of the erstwhile BAL will receive shares of the demerged new companies
April 15, 2008
Dividend or growth — what’s your option?Last week we discussed the fact that dividend received from a mutual fund is essentially return of capital and not return on capital.
April 9, 2008
Return on capital vs return of capitalLet’s say I borrow Rs10,000 from you today and promptly return Rs2,000 in a couple of days such that I now owe you Rs8,000.
April 2, 2008
Lest you forget, it’s the FMP season againIt’s the season of fixed maturity plans (FMPs). There are essentially two factors in favour of FMPs at present.
March 26, 2008
There’s a grand sale on Dalal St, go buyNormally, in any market, prices and demand share an inverse relationship — when prices are down, demand increases and vice versa.
March 19, 2008
Your child needs some ‘adult’ investmentRegular readers of this column should excuse me this time, for I am going to discuss investment planning for children and cannot but repeat myself.
March 12, 2008
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