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Don't be fooled by Mutual Funds Ads

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 10:12

You all must have noticed all those mutual fund ads that quote their amazingly high one-year rates of return. Your first thought is "wow, that mutual fund did great!" Well, yes it did great last year, but then you look at the three-year performance,

Basics of Forex Trading

Rahul Tibrewal 15 February 2008 at 14:28

Basics of Forex trading Foreign exchange, abbreviated as FOREX, in itself, constitutes the largest financial market in the world. The trading of this foreign Exchange is called forex trading. In the process of forex trading you have to understand the

Future of Mutual Fund Industry in India

Rahul Tibrewal 15 February 2008 at 14:28

Future of Mutual Fund Industry in India Why Invest in Gold? Historically, gold has been a proven method of preserving value when a national currency was losing value. If your investments are valued in a depreciating currency, allocating a portion to

PPF

Garima 15 February 2008 at 14:27

Public Provident Fund The Public Provident Fund Scheme is a statutory scheme of the Central Government of India. The Scheme is for 15 years. The rate of interest is 8% compounded annually. The minimum deposit is 500/- and maximum is Rs. 70,000/- in a

Narrowing others.. making broad to himself

CA. Dashrath Maheshwari 15 February 2008 at 14:27

Narrowing others.. making broad to himself I feel proud that I born and brought up in the great India and feeling majestic that I am an Indian Chartered Accountant.Today every person wants to become broad and to make his/her children capable to compet

P/R Ratio

Rahul Tibrewal 14 February 2008 at 15:27

A REPORT ON P/E RATIO INTRODUCTION P/E is short for the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. As the name implies, to calculate the P/E, you simply take the current stock price of a company and divide by its earnings per share (

Indian Scenario of US Subprime crisis

Rahul Tibrewal 14 February 2008 at 15:27

Indian Scenario US economy has registered a growth of 1.9% in first quarter of 2007 against the projected rate of 2.7%. A consumption-led slowdown in US economy will have an impact on its trading partners. Indian economy has registered a robust growt

Sensex Movements Identification Factors

Rahul Tibrewal 14 February 2008 at 13:50

SENSEX MOVEMENT IDENTIFICATION FACTORSPeriodRemarks on the Market / SensexQuarter - 4(Jan'05 to Mar'05) Heavy selling pressure continued. Threat of inflation. Hike in interest rate. Dollar was strong. Slowdown in foreign fund flow. High international

EVA

Rahul Tibrewal 14 February 2008 at 13:42

EVA (Economic Value Added) EVA (Economic Value Added) was developed by a New York Consulting firm, Stern Steward & Co in 1982 to promote value-maximizing behaviour in corporate managers (O'Hanlon. J & Peasnell. K, 1998). It is a single, value

FAQ on E-Payment of taxes

Nithya.P 13 February 2008 at 21:34

· What is e-tax payment?Ans. This is a facility provided to the taxpayers to make income tax payments through internet using net-banking facility. · Can I use this facility to pay income tax?Ans. You can, if; a) You have a bank acc