Month: November 2012
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
Best Performing US Based India ETFs in 2012
in ETF
When I wrote about how NRIs could invest in India last week, one of the options I mentioned was India based ETFs listed in your domestic exchange. For most NRIs, this is a very convenient method and is useful for others who are interested in gaining exposure to India as well. There are a number
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New Comment System: Disqus
in Announcements
A quick note to talk about what I consider a reasonably big change here on OneMint. Since yesterday, a new comment system called Disqus has been installed on the site. The idea was actually triggered by Anil Kuppa who is a regular reader here, and I wanted to give it a try because the standard
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Warren Buffett on Taxes
in Economy
A very interesting thing (at least in my mind) happened yesterday. On the right rail there is this section called ‘Popular Posts’ that shows posts here that are popular on that day. I saw the budget post on where the government gets its money from float to the top and thought that something was broken.
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REC Tax Free Bond Issue 2012 – 13
in Credit
REC is the first company to start offering tax free bonds in this financial year (2012 – 13) and their issue opens on December 3rd 2012 and ends on December 10 2012. REC has been allowed to raise Rs. 5,000 crore through tax free bonds this year out which they have already raised Rs. 500
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All you ever wanted to know about CIBIL Credit Scores
in Credit
This post is written by the CIBIL Consumer Relations team. I’ve been in touch with CIBIL to help put together a comprehensive FAQ and they’ve been gracious enough to send an extremely detailed post on the usual questions that people have about CIBIL and will also be answering any questions that you may have. Please
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How can an Indian investor buy shares of a foreign company?
in Investments
This post is written by Shiv Kukreja, who is a Certified Financial Planner and runs a financial planning firm, Ojas Capital in Delhi/NCR. He can be reached at skukreja@investitude.co.in Certain things look a little complicated till they are done for the first time. Investing in stocks of foreign companies, like Apple, Google or Facebook, is
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Best Indian Gold Fund in 2012
in Mutual Funds
As we come close to the end of the year and gold has another great year, it’s only natural to do an update on the best gold funds in India. In the past I’ve called these posts, best gold ETFs but now there are so many fund of funds that I’ve called this year’s post
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Follow up on Gift Tax Post – Clubbing of Income
in Tax
A few days ago Aashish Ramchand had a guest post here on income tax on gifts, and Manikaran Singal had the following comment on the post. Manikaran Singal November 22, 2012 at 10:58 am [edit] Just to add , Gift tax provisions has to be read in conjunction with the clubbing provisions which are detailed
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Section 66A, Gaza Ceasefire and Entrepreneurshit
in Links
The Hindu reported that a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) has been filed that Section 66A was against the freedom of speech guaranteed under the Constitution. I hope this PIL gets more publicity, more people learn about it and something good comes out of it because the way the law is drafted right now just gives
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Use Google Calendar to track your monthly payments
in Personal Finance
I spent the last hour noting down all my recurring monthly expenses in Google Calendar after I forgot to pay two bills this month, and finally admitted that I can’t keep it all in my head all the time and be okay. I started using Google Calendar because of two main reasons – you can
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Does the 40% discount on Hindustan Copper shares mean anything?
in IPO/NFO
The government starts off its disinvestment program for this financial year with the divestment of up to 9.59% stake in Hindustan Copper tomorrow. They have set a floor price of Rs. 155 which means that bid for shares can only come at that price or higher, and the entire process will close tomorrow. The announcement
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Infographic: Greatest Investors of All Time
in Opinion
Rplan UK published a great infographic featuring some of the greatest investors of our times, and some interesting bits of information about them. I learned many new things about them which I didn’t know earlier, and it was fun to revisit stuff that I already knew. Perhaps the best bit is about George Soros breaking
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