Economy
2012 Budget Highlights Infographic
The budget was announced last Friday and plenty has been written on it already. Last year I had a couple
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Month: March 2012
Opinion
Incompetent or Dishonest?
Malathi Madhusudhan left the following comment on my post about LIC Jeevan Vriddhi and her comment nicely illustrates why a
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Personal Technology
How to unlock a Blackberry in India?
A lot of US carriers subsidize smartphones and sell them to customers with a contract, and the catch is that
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Investing for Beginners
Part 1: How should beginners approach investing in the stock market?
Krishna left the following comment (slightly edited) a few days ago: I am a techie and I am preparing myself
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Investments
Why isn’t investing in index funds popular in India?
Index funds are a relatively small part of the overall mutual fund industry in India, and this is markedly different
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Investments
Mutual Fund Fees and Charges
This is a guest post by CA Karan Batra, Accounting and Tax Consultant based in New Delhi. Mutual Fund Charges
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Links
Share Buybacks, Counter View and Jugaad
The most fascinating story I read this week was about Sara Blakely who is a self made billionaire and has
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Opinion
What questions should you ask your financial planner?
There have been several interesting comments on the Suggest a Topic page while I was away and I am going
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Opinion
Is the Bond listing gains game over?
A few years ago – IPOs were very fashionable and one way to make a sure profit was to invest
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Books
Book Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” is written by Daniel Kahneman who won the Nobel prize in Economics in 2002 and what’s
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