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A Contrarian view

I’ve said bad things about the market earlier – that the dollar will drop, that the interest rates are high, and that too much money is in the ...

Investor or Trader? The tax department doesn’t really want to tell you.

The Income Tax department has released a circular which supposedly deals with the “distinction between shares held as investment versus for ...

HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities fund: Read the fine print

HDFC has a New Fund Offer (NFO) ongoing for it’s Mid-cap opportunities fund. This is a 3 year closed ended fund that invests in midcap companies, and ...

ULIPs lower management fees must be matched by performance

Agents are selling ULIPs (Unit Linked Insurance Plans) saying that they have WAY lower management fees and they will therefore, in the long run generate better ...

Market advise, pinch of salt

Toughiee has a very interesting post on the Futility of Market Forecasters. He has taken to task Gautam Shah of JMMS, who forecast a major fall when the Sensex ...

Cold shoulder to "hot tips"

SEBI is looking to tighten regulation for investment advisers who offer “hot tips” on the Internet, SMS and other media. For this, it is asking for ...

How ULIPs can loot you – A Real Example

I received the following mail from an anonymous commenter that I want to bring to your notice: I’ve had a very bad experience with Birla Sunlife ULIP. My ...

The silly game of media projections

Are you tired of all the predictions going around on CNBC and various journals and newspapers? You must see this hilarious video; interviews with the homeless ...

What's the deal with inflation and the rising rupee?

To control inflation, the RBI seems to be letting the rupee rise. It closed at its 8 year high on Thursday, at Rs. 42.9 to the dollar. Gains of nearly 5% this ...

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 ...