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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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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