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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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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