The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, September 26, 2004

Ugly duckling portfolio of dividend stocks
Investors may be turned off by the look of the stocks in a portfolio of dividend dogs because of the small-cap bias. The strategy, however, demands blind faith and investors unwilling to do so could build a portfolio of their own by using their subje ctive judgment. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Breakers in bourses
MANY stocks have hit the circuit breaker during the recent market rally. What is a circuit breaker? The electrical circuit breaker is meant to regulate the flow of electricity — the device trips when the flow ... More

TAX TALK

A load of questions from a code developer
I AM a self-employed software developer. I operate out of my home. I sell the software that I develop through the Internet and the product is digitally delivered. The purchasers download the software from my Web site ... More

Retiring to consult

IN FOCUS

The foreign experts controversy
CONSIDERABLE controversy has been generated by the Planning Commission's move to rope in foreign experts for a mid-term appraisal of the Tenth Plan. Leaders of Left parties have gone ballistic in their criticism of the ... More

FD WATCH

SRF Polymers: Weak links in the chain
INVESTORS seeking higher returns from their fixed deposit investments, and willing to assume a significant degree of risk to meet this objective, can consider the fixed deposit programme of SRF Polymers. Considering the ... More

FUND WATCH

LIC Mutual Fund to launch floating rate MIP

AUTO FOCUS

Blazing a new trail
AMONG the NRIs in the Silicon Valley, the Nissan Sunny and the Maxima are a rage. And with nearly every other Indian middle-class household having a son, daughter, brother or sister in California, the Nissan should ... More

BOOK VALUE

Once sour milk hits the morning coffee, it cannot be strained out
THIS is a world that looks for quick returns because few have the patience to wait. It is rare, therefore, to find people who have the courage to trust in enterprises that are not yet off the ground. Thus, if you are ... More

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