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Beat ICICI ULIPs by Upto 77%, the Do-It-Yourself Way
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. I was pointed to an ICICI insurance page today that had snazzy little buttons and boxes that showed you how rich ...
Stocks
Suckered: ULIPs Stealing Money, Yet Again
Khushal Devera at Moneycontrol: Sachin’s family want to get their daughter married after she completes her graduation – that is another three years ...
Commentary
RBI Mandates Single Base Rate for Banks
RBI has decided to curb the current practice of banks using different benchmark rates for different customers. From April 1, 2010 all banks will have to use a ...
Commentary
WTF: 34 million “Poorer” Indians due to the Recession
A tweet from @inquestioner went “Scary,34 million joined the ranks of the poor in India because of the recession that everyone was in denial of.UNDESA ...
Commentary
Linkfest on Greece
Greece is on the verge of default or a bailout or a bit of both, it seems. The idea of any of these events happening has spooked world markets; now any rumour ...
Stocks
Jubilant Foodworks’ Listing Gains at 58%
A stock out of nowhere propelled to new highs today (ok, technically anything is a new high for a freshly listed stock). A 58% listing gain saw Jubilant ...
General
Network18 lays off 350 more
From Suchetadalal.com: Media and entertainment company Network18 Media and Investments Ltd, which has been pumping money into its cash-strapped, loss-making ...
Fixed Income
Railway Bonds at 7.25% Tax Free!
From the Times: The finance ministry on Monday approved issue of bonds by railways worth Rs 5,000 crore for the financial year ending March 31, 2010. The bonds ...
Mutual Funds
Dividend in ELSS Funds Have An Advantage
Is it worth putting money into ELSS funds as they announce a dividend? HDFC Long Term Advantage Fund just announced a “37.5% dividend”. The real yield is ...
General