Investments
The two types of share buybacks
In my post about introduction to share buy backs I touched upon the two types of share buybacks that can
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Month: August 2011
Tax
How is tax on NCDs calculated?
Reader Kanti Kiran emailed me with a couple of corrections related to taxation of NCDs post that I wrote yesterday,
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Fixed Deposits
Introduction to NCDs – Part II
I wrote Introduction to NCDs – Part 1 some time ago, and in that post I covered basic aspects about
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Links
Bionic Hand, Vanishing Trees and Polished Chauffeurs
First up, here is a video about a very meaningful technology that’s amazing, as well as heart warming. The bionic
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Opinion
My thoughts on equities, fixed deposits and gold
This week has seen a lot of unusual activity along different asset classes and has continued to add to the
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Economy
Per Capita Consumption of Electricity: Indian States
I was looking at the per capita consumption of electricity by Indian states and I noticed two interesting things in
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Mutual Funds
SBI Gold Fund Review
SBI Gold Fund is a fund of funds that will have gold as its underlying asset, and will primarily invest
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Opinion
How to look for good stocks?
A question that crops up from time to time is how can a retail investor find good stocks. In my
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Books
Book Review: In the Plex by Steven Levy
I have recently finished reading In The Plex, a book written by Steven Levy which traces the history of Google
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Links
Print Solar Cells, Stanford Prison Experiments and Accidental Insurance
First off, let’s start with the most amazing thing I learned this week – MIT researchers have found a way
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