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ICICI Bank Experiences
Arjun Prabhu’s post on bad experiences with ICICI Bank seems to have resulted in a barrage of opinions, flames and “me-too” comments on ICICI ...
Foundations
Should you rent or buy?
You can also listen to our recent podcast “Should you buy a house” here The question one often asks when one gets to a comfortable state of ...
Stocks
Mutual Funds: The rules have changed
New Rules for New Fund Offers 1. Initial Issue Expenses: I had written about this in an earlier post (Mutual Funds must toe the line) and there is now a ...
Foundations
Mutual Fund FAQs
Mutual Funds can invest in the stock market, govt bonds or tax bonds or anywhere else. So do we, the investors, have any control over it? Mutual Funds have an ...
Foundations
Introduction to Mutual Funds
Here’s what Mutual funds (MFs) are, and how they work. Let’s say you and I had some money, about 1 Lakh rupees each. And we have 8 other friends ...
Commentary
The new tax return form
The Government has introduced a new tax return form, called Saral 2F. You can download this form here. This is a long, boring form that is quite messy to fill ...
Commentary
Matthew Easow – Should we trust him?
Today I saw CNBC and noted that Mr. Matthew Easow was giving “technical recommendations” on stocks and on the Nifty. From an investor’s ...
Foundations
Points vs. Percentages
Points and Percentages Every day one hears about how the market is going up 400 points, or down 100 points. TV anchors and analysts express a lot of surprise ...
Stocks
Reliance Petroleum Oversubscribed
The Reliance Petroleum (RPL) issue was oversubscribed over 51 times. This means there were at least 51 offers to buy every share available. The ...
Economy