Month: March 2014
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
2014 Lok Sabha Congress Manifesto: Trillion Dollars on Infrastructure
in Economy
Writing a post on the Congress Manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections seems like an utter waste of time because it’s quite unlikely that they come to power, and even if they did, past record shows that they aren’t likely to implement any of what they say anyway. Much of what I read seemed to
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Weekend Links March 28 2014
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Quick weekend post because I’m running short of time, here are the 7 best posts I read during the week: Economist on the rise of the robots WSJ has an interesting story on how Facebook is trying to beam the internet to remote places. Very interesting story about an incredibly successful venture capital firm. Baseline
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Should NRIs bother to invest in India?
in NRI
Chauhan left the following comment on the Suggest a Topic page recently. Chauhan March 17, 2014 at 1:26 pm [edit] I’m keen that we somehow start a theme that compares keeping your money abroad (in say USD, GBP or SGD etc) vs sending it to India for investment purposes. Which is to say, how do foreign currency
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Is silver the new gold?
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Radhika left the following message a few days ago, and I thought this was an interesting topic for a post. Radhika March 18, 2014 at 5:06 pm [edit] Hey, Can you please explain the reason for the increasing importance of silver and why people are advising you to buy more silver now as it will be an
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Weekend links March 21st 2014
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I’ve read plenty of ridiculous articles about the missing Malaysian plane, and I call them ridiculous because of their sensationalist nature, and how easy it is to see that a lot of publications are writing what they think the readers want to hear, not what the readers need to hear. In that context, I really
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How to invest in Goldman Sachs CPSE ETF – Online & Offline?
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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 Goldman Sachs is out with its new fund offer (NFO), Goldman Sachs CPSE ETF. The purpose is to facilitate the government’s initiative to reduce its shareholding
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CPSE ETF NFO – Tax Saving u/s. 80CCG, 5% Discount, Bonus Unit, 3.5% Dividend Yield, 10.5X PE & Much More
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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 CPSE ETF Further Fund Offer (FFO) – January 2017 Issue – Click Here We are at the fag end of the current financial year and as
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Ides of March Links
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Let’s start with this wonderful post about why your financial plan should not be just about money. I think a lot of people intuitively understand this but you don’t often see this written in black and white. The story of the Malaysian missing jet has been fascinating, sad and incredible, and this article from the
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India Infoline Housing Finance Limited (IIHFL) 12% NCDs – March 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 Infoline Housing Finance Limited (IIHFL), which came out with its first public issue of secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in December, has decided to launch another
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Markets at all time highs – what should you do now?
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The market hit a new all time high last week, and it is natural for people to wonder if they should do anything differently now that the market has reached such levels. What you should do really depends on what kind of investor you are. If you are the kind that has never invested
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