Month: April 2010
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL) IPO
in IPO/NFO
I thought I had written about enough IPOs this week, but how could I pass up writing about the SJVN IPO, which is promoted by the president of India herself! First off, this is a power company that generates hydro – electric power, and runs the Nathpa Jhakri Power Station (NJHPS) on the Sutlej River
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Jaypee Infratech IPO
in IPO/NFO
There has been a steady flow of IPOs for the last few days, and the next one in line is Jaypee Infratech. This offer opened on 29th and is going to close on the 4th of May. The name of the company tells you a couple of things: It is part of the Jaypee group.
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Tara Health Foods IPO
in IPO/NFO
I don’t think I have written about any IPO that was about a company that was in the cattle / poultry feed business, so I was really intrigued with the Tara Health Food IPO. Wait…what? Tara Health Foods is actually about cattle feed? Well sort of. The company does both. Tara Health produces edible oil,
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Dogbert Sachs Testimony
in Articles
I saw a little of the Goldman Sachs testimony in the evening yesterday. I started watching when John McCain was questioning Lloyd Blankfein, and I definitely felt what Scott Adams expresses in this strip below. Enjoy!
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NSE to introduce GOLDBEES Options
in Articles
NSE announced today that it will introduce options on the popular gold ETF – GOLDBEES from April 30th, which is just a few days away. GOLDBEES is the same ETF I wrote about a few days ago, in my post about the best gold ETF in India. I am not surprised that this is the
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Where to buy gold coins in India?
in Investments
When you think about buying gold coins – the first place that comes to your mind is probably the local jeweler, but there are a lot more options than that at your disposal, if you want to buy gold coins. In this post I am going to look at some of those options. 1. Buy
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Dilbert for you
in Articles
Scott Adams – the creator of Dilbert has a great blog too, and today he had a strip there which will probably not be published elsewhere. The strip is really hilarious, and I thought it would be fun to share it here.
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Tarapur Transformers IPO
in IPO/NFO
Looks like it is raining IPOs – I wrote about Nitesh Estates yesterday, Talwalkars last week, and today I am going to write about another one that’s open – Tarapur Transformers. The fact that this IPO has been graded just 1 on 5 means by CRISIL means that I will be taking the short –
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Nitesh Estates Limited IPO
in IPO/NFO
With all the excitement about the Talwalkars IPO – I completely overlooked the fact that there was a second IPO at about the same time – Nitesh Estates Limited. The Nitesh Estates IPO closes on the 27th April, so just a couple more days left, is priced between between Rs. 54 – Rs. 56, and
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Economy and your finances carnival April 25 2010
in Articles
There is something wrong with the tool that helps me create this carnival, so I am struggling a bit with the formatting. I think I have found a way to get close to where I need to be, but it is not perfect yet. So, I welcome you to this not – so – well
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