The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 06, 2005

Public offers and sustaining the rally
FOUR of the last five book-built offers, that have since listed, are now trading at a discount to their offer prices. There are indications that a few banks may postpone their public offer plans. Some, such as ICICI, are reported to be ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Of stocks and opportunity cost
MY FRIEND hired a professional money manager to invest in equity. The money manager gave my friend a list of stocks but suggested that he buy them at higher levels. My friend argued that if a stock were worth buying at a higher price, it ... More

TAX TALK

MBA degree at your cost
I WORK for a multinational company at Bangalore. I am doing a part-time course in Management for which the tuition fee is around Rs 1.50 lakh. Will this tuition fee be eligible for any tax benefit? Monish Reply You cannot claim any ... More

Is medical expense tax exempt?
MY FATHER was suffering from cancer before his death. Can I claim the tax deduction under Section 80DDB in respect of the expenditure incurred on his treatment? Jairam Reply The expenditure incurred on medical treatment by an ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Skoda accelerates with quick launches
SKODAAUTO India's strategy has been akin to that of the tortoise in Aesop's Fables: Measured, steady and understated. Such an approach is unusual for companies in the automobile industry. But ... More

BOOK VALUE

Make your life count for what really counts
Cecil O. Kemp Jr is an unusual author. He is a CPA who has worked in one of the world's largest accounting firms, and then as CFO and COO elsewhere, but his books are about wisdom, inspiration and hope, rather than number crunching or tax ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

SBI Life Dhana Vriddhi
JUST when you thought that guaranteed return insurance products were a thing of the past, SBI Life has launched a plan that promises just that. Called Dhana Vriddhi, the plan assures an annual guaranteed compound return of 5.75 per cent on the ... More

BANKING PRODUCTS

mChq transforms your mobile
IMAGINE doing your shopping without any money or credit/debit cards! You can, if you had a "mobile wallet". A concept that has caught on in Japan and other Asian countries, mobile wallets allow you to use your cell phone like a wallet. You not ... More

LAW LANE

Life is a gift, given in trust
LIFE is a gift, given in trust — like a child, says Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Alas, cruel destiny can at times doubly snatch back such a gift, leaving behind grieving parents and a lifeless child. Which is what one ... More

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