Month: May 2012
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
The role of exchange rates in gold prices
in Economy, Featured
You don’t think about currency exchange rates when you are buying gold because the two are generally not talked about together, and most people buying jewelery would perhaps be surprised to hear that the exchange rate has any bearing on gold prices at all. However since India, and much of the rest of the world
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Where would you invest if you had only three options?
in Opinion
A friend of mine asked for some good investment ideas, but he put the condition that I give him just three options. He didn’t want an information overload and certainly didn’t want to deal with any more jargon than he had to. With that in mind, these are the three things I told him to
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Ted Talk: Joshua Foer Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do
in Books
I reviewed the Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory in July last year, and while I had no doubt that the techniques in the book work I never got in the habit of using them and had all but forgotten about the it until a few days ago. Then I chanced upon this Ted Talk
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What is Balance of Payments (BoP)?
in Economy
Balance of Payments (BoP) is an account of the international transactions of a country, and shows how the country is faring in trade, attracting capital from abroad, and the effect of that on its foreign exchange reserves. The budget website has a BoP document and that contains the components of the BoP and understanding the
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You don’t need to buy a children’s plan to invest for your children
in Opinion
I feel that investing is a lot more about emotions than it is about numbers, and it becomes even more emotionally charged when you think about investing for your children. I regularly get emails about investing for children and there are two common things about all such emails. The first one is the use of
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The Rs. 7.50 Petrol Price Hike and India’s Vicious Cycle
in Economy
The big news today is the massive Rs. 7.50 petrol price hike and with this, petrol prices have crossed Rs. 73.00 per liter in all the metros with Bangalore being the worst at over Rs. 81.00. Theoretically, oil market companies have hiked the prices and not the government since petrol prices are “deregulated” but no
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Factors to keep in mind while deciding whether to invest in a company fixed deposit or not
in Fixed Deposits
Last week I wrote about the two big ideas that you should keep in mind while investing in corporate bonds, and this week I’m going to build on that post and write about some factors that will help you build a negative list of companies that you should avoid buying fixed deposits in. My assumption
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What is the difference between basic and diluted EPS?
in Investments, Reader Suggestions
The P/E multiple or the Price / Earning ratio is probably cited more than any other when it comes to financial numbers. The EPS (Earnings Per Share) is one of two inputs of the P/E ratio and companies have to report two types of EPS numbers – Basic EPS and Diluted EPS. Basic EPS is
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Rupee slide is a symptom, not a problem
in Economy
As the Rupee hits new all time lows against the Dollar, it is natural to look for ways to arrest this slide and look for solutions to this problem. The problem however is the not the Rupee slide itself – the fall in the Rupee is the symptom of underlying problems and you have to
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Facebook, Grexit and Investing Wisdom
in Links
The big news today is that Facebook barely traded above its listing price and had it not been for the bankers behind the issue, the stock would have surely ended the day in discount. This probably doesn’t bode well for the future but then with the market you never know. There were a number of
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