Month: July 2012

Below are all the posts archived for the month.

A look at some key terms before the RBI announcement tomorrow
in Economy

This post is written by Shiv Kukreja RBI is in a dilemma again. On the one hand, inflation is not coming under control, rise in the prices of vegetables, cereals, milk and oil have been making headlines in newspapers for the last many months, on the other hand, India’s economic growth is slowing down at
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Best Bank Fixed Deposit Interest Rates for Senior Citizens
in Fixed Deposits

Last week I shared some thoughts on investing after retirement, and in continuing with the theme of retirement, this week I’m going to share some of the best fixed deposit interest rates that banks have to offer right now. In looking through these rates, I think there is no reason for anyone to accept less
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Weekend Links July 27 2012
in Links

Short links post today because I don’t want to miss out on watching the Olympics opening ceremony. Here are 7 great things I read during the week. Howard Marks: Active Management is the Search For Mistakes (Latest Memo) Worlds’s Lightest Material: Aerographite Might Hold the Key to a Battery Revolution Greenlight Q2 Letter to Investors
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How to calculate Yield to Maturity of a Bond or NCD
in Investments

This post is written by Shiv Kukreja A few days back TCB, one of the regular visitors on OneMint, asked me about the process to calculate YTM of a bond. I wanted to tell him the whole process while replying but that would have been too much for the comments section and therefore I decided
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Three thoughts on investing after you retire
in Retirement Planning

For some reason, lately,  there have been a lot of questions about retirement planning and what to do with the money you get after retirement, and I think this topic deserves a mini series. Today, I’m going to write about three things that have been on my mind about this. Before I begin, for context,
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Weekend Links July 20 2012
in Links

First let’s start with a great story that Hemant shared about his experience with Club Mahindra and the lesson learned from it. The comment section on this post is quite amazing too and I’m sure many people will find similar examples of their own too. I was really shocked to see that MCX has sued
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Shriram Transport Finance Corporation NCD Issue
in Featured, Fixed Deposits

This article is written by Shiv Kukreja Shriram Transport Finance Corporation will be launching the first public issue of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) this financial year from July 26th. The issue size is Rs. 600 crore including a green-shoe option of Rs. 300 crore. The company plans to use the proceeds for various financing activities including
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