Not all of us are informed and aware of the terms that are used in a home loan or how a home loan will affect our lives in the future. People who are not from a finance background may not even understand some of the most basic home loan
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No longer are credit cards limited to the high income bracket population in India. The Indian population is now amassing credit card debts and ‘reward point’ strategies of banks. If you have a credit card debt in India, here are a few tips to keep in mind to reduce
» continue readingThe truce between SEBI and IRDA seems to be holding. Definitely the ugly spat is behind us; but is it time to sit back and relax ? I do not think so. We need to remember that the peace came through a ceasefire, not a resolution of the conflict;
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I paraphrase Lord Rothschild: ‘The time to buy is when there’s blood on the streets.’ The strongly-held belief that the worse things seem in the market, the better the opportunities are for profit generation, forms the foundation for contrarian investing. A contrarian is early in investing in companies that
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The buzzword in stock market today is Microfinance entering Capital markets. SKS Microfinance is going to raise Rs. 163 Crore through its IPO which is in news for few weeks. The Hyderabad based institution will be priced at Rs. 985 per share and the shares were oversubscribed by 13.7
» continue readingOur last post ‘Green Investments for Green Future’ spoke about Green/Clean Technology being one of the fastest growing sectors. With increasing Government support and growing public awareness and interest in eco-friendly products, these companies are poised to grow tremendously. We also mentioned three companies (Praj, Suzlon & Moser Baer),
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Ring! Ring! Didn’t hear it? Worry not; you will hear it ringing louder as the telecom sector is up for re-rating on the back of brokerage up gradation. First, a look at the telecom stocks on the Indian bourses: Date: July 9, 2010 – Bharti Airtel up 10%, Idea
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The 2008 recession has turned the global currency picture upside down. The impact of the slowdown has been felt harder on the advanced economies such as the US, UK and Europe, leading to substantial drain in their currency strength and prospects. Prior to the great recession, economists had pegged
» continue readingOn April 2, we had posted under this very section of Friday Finance, regarding India’s first ever IDR issue by Standard Chartered Bank aiming to raise anywhere between $500-750 million through issue of 24 crore IDRs. Every 10 IDR will be representing 1 share of Standard Chartered under which
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Isn’t rebound equal to the recovery? Not really! Read on… The rebound in the market valuations in the global markets in 2009 has not turned out to be an all-inclusive recovery around the sphere. Despite impressive gains registered during 2009, the total shareholder returns (TSR) from two-third of the
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