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EMI Principal and Interest Calculator

I was asked how EMI interest and principal works – the idea of that is kinda complex, like the calculation describes. But the essential funda is: Take ...

Stock Idea: BHEL

BHEL just announced its results for 2006-07. Highlights: Revenue: 18,702 cr. (up 29%) Net Profit: 2,385 cr. (up 42%) EPS: Rs. 97.4 (42%) They want to target ...

Liquid Funds are better than Fixed Deposits

The increase in Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in Budget 2006 has been touted as a big issue. Specifically on liquid funds and money market instruments, where ...

Wrong data can affect good analyses

Sometimes wrong data can be extremely harmful – I noted earlier that the Sensex P/E is incorrectly calculated, and uses outdated earnings. But being the ...

Sensex P/E calculation awry?

Update: This entire article is wrong. The P/E calculation is simple: Weighted Market Cap (791,825.38) divided by weighted earnings (40,570.21) which is 19.52, ...

Small numbers are not really small

This Seekingalpha post by Abhilash Kushwaha seems to counter my view that market timing could make sense in India. Using data going back from 1991, the author ...

Counterpoint: Term plans + MF are better than ULIPs

A. Sanjeev writes at rediff that Term plans are not as good as ULIPs and goes on to demonstrate using calculations and formulas. Unfortunately, Sanjeev ...

How Entry and Exit loads affect you

Mutual funds sometimes charge you something to buy units from them, or sell them units. Charges on purchase are known as entry loads and charges on exit are ...

Anoop Bhaskar Quits Sundaram AMC

Anoop Bhaskar, the head of equities at Sundaram BNP Paribas AMC, has resigned. Anoop used to manage Sundaram Select Midcap, one of the fantastic performers of ...

Do NOT buy LIC's Money Plus ULIP

It seems that LIC advisors have been distributing pamphlets saying that a plan named LIC Money Plus, a ULIP, demonstrating how you can invest only Rs. 10,000 ...