Month: February 2014
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
8.88% IRFC vs. 8.88% REC Tax-Free Bonds – February 2014
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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 Three tax free bond issues are getting launched from the coming Friday i.e. 28th of this month. These are from IRFC, REC and HUDCO. While IRFC
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Tax-Free Bonds to be launched in the next one week
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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 Starting with IRFC and HUDCO issues from 28th February, the stage is set again for a large number of companies to issue their tax free bonds
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Weekend links Feb 21 2014
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I loved WhatsApp founder Jan Koum’s rags to riches story, and was really amazed to learn that he collected food stamps at one point in his life. It’s a very fascinating and inspiring story. I’ve received a few emails on my earlier post saying the WhatsApp valuation is ridiculous, and my view is that we
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The mind boggling valuation of WhatsApp
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I was dumbfounded by the incredible price that Facebook paid for WhatsApp earlier in the day today. For those of you who still haven’t heard the news, Facebook paid an incredible $19 billion for WhatsApp today! Those are American Dollars, not Zimbabwean! It is hard to fathom how big this number is and even harder
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IIFCL 8.80% Tax-Free Bonds Tranche III – February 2014 Issue
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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 India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, commonly known as IIFCL, has launched the third tranche of its tax-free bonds from Monday i.e. February 17. I know I
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Weekend Links: February 15 2014
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Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi CM yesterday, and finally changed my mind on the AAP, and turned me from someone who was hopeful that his party would bring about change to someone who now feels it was nothing more than some more tamasha added to the political theater in India. I have read and understand
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Ennore Port Bonds Issue – Offering 9% Tax-Free Interest
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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 As the IREDA issue is set to open for subscription on Monday, Ennore Port has decided to give it a competition by offering interest rates which
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IREDA 8.80% Tax-Free Bonds – February 2014 Issue
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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 The last leg of the current financial year’s tax-free bond issues is all set to begin early next week with IREDA and Ennore Port issues. While
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Engineers India Limited (EIL) FPO @ Rs. 145-150 – February 2014
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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 In a bid to meet its disinvestment and fiscal deficit targets, the Indian government has once again started milking the public sector enterprises (PSEs) falling under
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Weekend Links: Jan 31 2014
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I really enjoyed reading Captain Gopinath’s post on Arvind Kejriwal’s dharna, and I thought it made a lot of sense and is also a great refresher that supporting a party doesn’t equate to supporting every single thing they do. An interesting article that touches upon the structural changes the brain undergoes as it ages. I
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