Month: May 2011
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
Sector Funds, African Diplomacy and Freelancing Schedules
in Links
I’ve always felt that the fear of looking stupid is a pretty big fear for most people, and that keeps us from asking many questions that we should. I also feel that the most potent antidote for it is the knowledge that you’re not stupid, and the confidence that others will realize that sooner or
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All ETFs are not created equal
in ETF
Continuing with the theme of ETFs this week, today I’m going to write about something that doesn’t impact Indian investors yet, but will surely impact them in the years to come. Currently, the name of the ETFs pretty much lets you know what it means and there’s not much difference between different ETFs of the
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7 ETFs I’d like to see in India
in ETF
Arif commented on yesterday’s post that I had misinterpreted the question, and it was in fact a question about variety of ETFs, and not Options on ETF. I don’t know if I misinterpreted or not, since Amruta who originally posted the comment hasn’t responded yet, but I think that the question of which new ETFs
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Lack of ETF Options in India
in ETF
This is another post from the Suggest a Topic page, and it’s about Options trading on ETFs, or rather the lack of ETF Options in India. Here is Amruta’s comment. ETF Options are widely traded in US markets. Would like to know ur take on their introduction in Indian markets? which etfs should they b
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Olympic Gold, Chinese Officials and PlayBoy Archives
in Links
This was a short week for me as I was out of town for a part of it, and hence didn’t get to read much. As part of my short vacation I met a cousin of mine, and he introduced me to a friend who had read OneMint. She is a PhD from Stanford, so
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Can I open a fixed deposit without opening a savings account?
in Fixed Deposits
From time to time someone leaves a comment inquiring if a fixed deposit can be opened in a particular bank without having to open a savings account there as well. I checked this with someone who works in a public sector bank, and he told me what I suspect most of you already know. He
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Free MoneySights Portfolio Tool Invite and Review
in Investments
In the past I’ve written about portfolio tools like Rediff Money Portfolio and Moneycontrol portfolio, and today I’m going to write about a new web based portfolio tool from MoneySights. Regular readers may recognize this name because I’ve mentioned them earlier when I used them to research mutual fund data for the post about calculating
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FISN: Global X Fishing Industry ETF
in ETF
I first came across the concept of investing in fishing related themes on Roger Nusbaum’s blog a few days ago when he wrote about Global X launching a fishing ETF. Global X has launched the first global fishing ETF in the US a couple of weeks ago. The FISN Global X Fishing Industry ETF trades
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My Top 10 iPhone 4 Apps
in Personal Technology
The iPhone 4 will soon be released in India, and I thought this is a good time to write about some great apps on the iPhone 4. I’ve moved from the iPhone 3G to iPhone 4 some time ago, and for me the best improvement has been how quickly the iPhone 4 switches to wireless
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How to calculate returns from a SIP (Systematic Investment Plan)?
in Mutual Funds
About a week ago I exchanged comments with a reader who was comparing returns from a lump-sum investment in a mutual fund with a SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) in the same fund. Basically, seeing whether Rs. 36,000 invested 3 years ago, amounted to higher or lower than Rs. 1,000 invested every month for 3 years
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