The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 22, 2004

Need to be bullish about investing
Large losses suffered by investors in both stock and debt markets in 2004 may only engender a sense of fatigue. Investors, however, need to set aside such emotions and keep investing in order to build wealth. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Benefit of a floating rate
SEVERAL floating rate bond funds have been launched lately. Why are such funds in demand? Such funds primarily invest in floating rate bonds (or floaters). A floater is one where interest payments are linked to a ... More

TAX TALK

Here's an employer giving monthly LTA
SUPPOSING an employee gets leave travel assistance (LTA) on a monthly basis, will he still be entitled to exemption under Section 10(5). Can a person claim the exemption in respect of more than one travel in a year? ... More

PF transfer on job change
I RESIGNED from a company two years back and have taken up employment with another company. I have not transferred my provident fund balance from the previous company to the one I have joined. I am now aged 46. If ... More

IN FOCUS

What the duty cut means for oil cos
OIL companies have always been subject to a high regulatory risk in India caused by governmental actions. That risk was demonstrated yet again last week when the Government reduced duties on petrol, diesel, cooking ... More

FD WATCH

Sundaram Home Finance: Make it your home, now
INVESTORS can park their money in the fixed deposit programme of Sundaram Home Finance. The company's fundamentals are strong and the interest rates are higher than that of housing finance companies such as HDFC. ... More

FUND WATCH

BOB Mutual Fund launches 3 more schemes

BOB Mutual fund has launched three open-ended funds: BOB MIP Fund, BOB NRI Fund and BOB Children Fund. The issue closes on August 26, 2004. The following are the details: BOB MIP fund is an income plan that will invest predominantly in ... More

AUTO FOCUS

The new C-Class!
THE C-Class just got classier. Within months of being introduced in the major automotive markets of the world, the new Mercedes Benz C-Class has been launched in India. The new C-Class has been redesigned, both ... More

The new Kinetic Nova — More power, more style
AFTER fighting the might of the Honda scooters Activa and Dio, the smartly designed Kinetic Nova has now come back into the market with a new set of stripes and a brand new, bigger four-stroke mill in its belly. But ... More

BOOK VALUE

Apparent `dogs' outperform analysts' picks
FROM Benjamin Graham to Warren Buffett and beyond is the gamut of Value Investing, a book by Bruce C. N. Greenwald, Judd Kahn, Paul D. Sonkin and Michael van Biema, published by Wiley ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

SBI Life's Shield Plan
HAVE you felt the need for a term assurance plan where the sum assured increases progressively with the plan's term to keep pace with your rising income stream, and yet offers the feature of paying a constant premium ... More

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