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Commentary
Review: Stockhive.com
Yogi Kulkarni has founded Stockhive.com, a web site for avid investors. He’d asked me to take a look, so here’s my set of thoughts. ...
General
Comparing ULIP returns to Mutual Funds
If you think Unit Linked Insurance Policies give equivalent returns to Mutual Funds, think again. I compared the returns of the same management – ...
Stocks
Stock updates: GMR, RIL, SBI and Balaji
GMR Infrastructure – Post IPO story I had suggested avoiding the GMR IPO, which was later issued at Rs. 210 per share. Current Price: Rs. 225.05 IPO ...
Stocks
Nifty, Sensex and Bubbly?
Mark has responded. (History: He posted about the BSE Stock Bubble, I responded, he said something was wrong, and then I attempted a clarification.) Mark makes ...
Commentary
An update on the "stock bubble"
It seems I have something wrong in my criticism of Mark Mahorney’s post. I’m not sure what the answer is, but I’m sure Mark will enlighten me ...
General
Term plan premiums
A number of people have asked me what the premiums are plain term plans offered by various companies. Here’s the figures I’ve collated: Company ...
Stocks
Kotak’s new “Flat” plan…worth it?
Kotak has now introduced a Flat Plan, with a flat brokerage of Rs. 9 or Rs. 20 (the lower amount has a fee Rs. 500 a month) One of the caveats is that the flat ...
Stocks
Indian stock markets: A bubble, or time to buy?
Mark Mahorney writes about the BSE bubble. His feeling is: 1. Nothing justifies a massive upmove in the Sensex (200% in three years). 2. American investors ...
Foundations
Things an investor must look in an offer document
There are lots of new Initial Public Offers (IPOs) that have failed in the market such as: Company Issue Price Current Price Jet Airways 1,100 509 GVK ...
Stocks