Month: May 2013
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
What is GST?
in Economy
The Prime Minister is currently in Japan where he was asked when GST (Goods and Service Tax) will be implemented and he responded by saying that GST will not be implemented by the current government. GST is one single tax that will replace all existing indirect taxes, and it is supposed to simplify the tax
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Gold funds versus Gold ETFs
in Gold
2013 has been tough for gold ETFs and gold fund of funds so far, and it also happens to be the only six or seven month time period when gold funds have been down. This gives us a good opportunity to see if gold funds behave differently from gold ETFs during down periods. Last year
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Dogs that count print their food using quantum computers
in Links
It is amazing to think of all the things that Google is involved with and how it is like a giant research lab which has become such an important part of everyone’s lives. Google has recently partnered with NASA to open a lab with a quantum computer — called the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab. On to
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Why are bonus shares issued and what are their advantages?
in Investments
Rajeev posted the following comment yesterday: Rajeev Srivastava May 22, 2013 at 6:06 pm [edit] Hi Manshu, I am curious to know about implications of bonus issue of shares. Is there any existing post on this at onemint? Rajeev This is a good topic for a post, and I thought I would broaden the scope a little
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Tanishq Gold Harvest Scheme Review
in Gold
Manish Chauhan wrote about gold saving schemes recently and he briefly mentioned Tanishq Gold Harvest scheme in his article and I thought this was an interesting product. Main Benefit of a Gold Savings Scheme In the past when I’ve heard about gold savings schemes from jewelers, the primary benefit is that they allow you to
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India’s Possible Electricity Export to Pakistan
in Economy
I was surprised to read that Pakistan is contemplating importing 1,000 MW of electricity from India as I wasn’t aware that this has been discussed once earlier in 2012 as well. Pakistan faces shortage of electricity regularly, and needs some short term measures to bridge the gap between demand and supply, but the surprising part
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India – China Trade Imbalance
in Economy
India and China have a very skewed trade relationship in terms of relative importance of one to the other. China is by far India’s largest trading partner with a total trade of $75 billion between the two countries in 2012, but India doesn’t feature very high in China’s list. I was curious to see how
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Just Dial IPO Review
in IPO/NFO
Justdial offers local search services where you can search for a service around you using your cellphone, SMS, or just the internet. In fiscal 2012 they addressed 254.3 million searches on their platform, and that shows that it is a fairly big platform. I don’t think there is another local search engine in India that has
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Understanding Inflation Indexed Bonds
in Fixed Deposits
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 Budget 2013 had “next to none†changes for the Indian taxpayers, investors or savers. As far as the investment options are concerned, some minor changes were
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How to prepare for parents coming from India to USA?
in NRI
I’ve often seen that when your parents first decide to vist you in the USA – a lot of time and energy goes into preparing for the visa, but once that is done, you don’t prepare as much for what they are going to do when they reach the country. As a result, parents get
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