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Inflation Indexed Securities: Buy if at Lower Tax Slabs

Yes, you can now buy Inflation Protected Securities. RBI has announced that these bonds will be available for purchase between Dec 23 and Dec 31, 2013.   ...

Consumer Price Inflation Indexed Securities Are Here

Note: After the product was launched, I put in a more detailed analysis here. After launching Wholesale Price Inflation Indexed Bonds in Jun 2013, RBI with ...

Oh Wait, Maybe the Taper is Back On?

The central bankers will never ever have enough. Bernanke said yesterday that rates will stay near zero even after a taper, which wasn’t supposed to ...

What Is Cross Margining?

The concept of margining is that you have to put cash as a margin against your futures or written options. Now to calculate what margin you need, NSE would ...

Video: Buckner Says Hyperinflation Could Come Soon in the US

Here’s David Buckner in conversation with Glenn Beck about how hyperinflation might hit the US. I don’t necessarily agree, but there are two important ...

Video: Liquid and Ultra Short Term funds, and Fixed Deposits

Some of you have talked about Liquid and Ultra Short Term funds, versus Fixed Deposits, and how to compare all of them: Certain minor things might have changed ...
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Unravelling the GDP Number: The Perils of Arguing About Real GDP Growth

Finance Minister Chidambaram and BJP politician Yashwant Sinha had a public spat recently about GDP growth rates. According to Chidambaram, the statement made ...

Video: How to Generate Black Money?

Devangshu Datta has a great presentation on how to create black money: DD is a good friend and a great guy – and what he’s saying is clear. Yes, there ...

All the Financial Advice You’ll Ever Need

Sometimes, we over complicate matters, especially in this blog where I will tell you I invest in ultra short term funds because the yield curve is flattening ...

What Is The MSF Limit, Really?

Warning: This is a complicated post on banking. If you are intimidated by acronyms please do not proceed further. There is some confusion regarding the limit, ...