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Month: June 2010

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Buy or Rent, BP, US Mortages, Debt-funds

Links for today: Hilarious take on the buy versus rent issue. (via @justmohit) The Social Media outrage and how it impacts BP. MediaNama: TRAI proposes do-call ...

Algorithmic Trading Possible in India?

In a program trading group on LinkedIn, someone asked if Algo trading is viable in India. My answer, suitably explained: Note: If you aren’t a trader, this ...

On Yahoo: Death by Taxes

My latest column at Yahoo is about how taxes muddle our investment decisions: Nothing is certain but death and taxes, an old saying goes. The man who said ...

Repo is Back. Will Banks Hike FD rates?

The 3G Auctions and an advance tax date (Jun 15) have produced an interesting twist: Banks are scrambling around for money. After nearly two years, the RBI ...

India Infoline Recommends A Buy and Sell, on the Same Stock

India Infoline publishes two very interesting reports, dated May 31. And: The first one is only for their “private client group” and the second one, a free ...

Indian Private Consumption Falling As % of GDP

While I like to believe India is a great consumption economy, look at the way private consumption has gone in the last thirty years: From IMF paper. From ...

DD: The Trouble With Ulips

Devangshu Datta gets it absolutely right: Ulips have been around for several years. The structures are known. Every financial newspaper and business magazine ...

Minimum 25% Public Shareholding: Finmin

The Finance Ministry has announced its budget-promised amendment to the listing rules for all public companies. The salient features of the amendment are as ...

Global: Moody’s/Buffett, US Home Sales, Mortgage Walkaways

David Segal over at the NYT has Questions for Moody’s and Buffett.The “Invest in what you know” advice that Buffett spews is at risk; in a hearing of the ...

On Yahoo: Framed and Anchored

My latest on Yahoo! : Finance and the Framing Effect Every day I read financial news that is depressing or euphoric, reinforced by data that seems to nail the ...