What you should know to invest in gold (Jun 22, 2012)Gold is an asset that has dazzled investors in recent times. And investors have all the reasons to be happy about owning gold. Since the end of 1978, the yellow metal has delivered nearly 620% in terms of returns. The following graph is a testimony to the good times that gold has given to people who believed in it and held it for a long time.
Your stock has crashed. Should you blindly buy more? (May 7, 2012)Opportunity cost is defined as the cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. It's the benefits one could have received by taking the next best alternative action.
What stock screeners will not tell you? (Apr 18, 2012)The process of Stock selection is more often called an art than science. While there is no sure method to get it right, this art is not without its element of logic. With so many listed stocks, it is a baffling task to pick up the best that promises strong performance.
When FCCBs turns ugly: Part II (Apr 10, 2012)This is the second and last article in our series on Foreign Currency Conversion Bonds (FCCBs) in India.
Beware before investing in complex fin.products (Apr 4, 2012)When investor sentiments are positive and the overall investment environment is vibrant, the manufacturers of financial products try to make hay when the sun shines.
When FCCB turns ugly: Part I (Mar 28, 2012)This is a first of a two article series on Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs). Many Indian companies issued FCCBs in 2007 which are due to redeem in 2012, and this has challenging implications.
3 Intelligent Personal Finance Thumb Rules (Mar 26, 2012)With the plethora of personal finance sites and the wealth of advice floating around on the web, given by your bank, or insisted upon by your advisor, sometimes it helps to take a step back and do a broad check to see if overall, you're doing the right things.
Do you skip these while reading annual reports? (Mar 13, 2012)The very prospects of hiring a new employee, getting married or seeking business partners compel us to have thorough knowledge of the individual we are to get associated with. Hence it is not just the curriculum vitae (CV) that we rely on.
Rule of '9-9-9' to make you rich (Nov 25, 2011)US Presidential nominate, Herman Cain, had come up with a program titled '9-9-9' aimed at reforming the US tax system.