Articles by Rahul Tibrewal

Sanctity of Accounting Standards

Rahul Tibrewal 20 March 2008 at 23:42

Under section 145 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, certain accounting standards have been made mandatory while computing the taxable income. However, this has been challenged by certain Companies on the ground that the mandatory provision is unconstituti

Bill Gates advise to students

Rahul Tibrewal 17 February 2008 at 13:06

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things theydid not and will not learn in school.He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created ageneration of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set th

India's growth story

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 20:22

India's economy has come a long way, especially since the start of this century. It is impossible to ignore India's rise in every field. Every nation is keeping a close eye on India's growth story, and why not, India is on its way to become a superpo

Does SEBI have control over IPO pricing?

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 10:35

THE IPO market in India is seems to be passing through turmoil. One after the other, two big issues have turned flat on the primary market and the much-hyped Reliance Power has failed terribly on its debut day. Plunged by selling pressure, the price

US is slipping into recession

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 10:35

OUR GOVERNMENT is very confident about the country's growth story. Several people are of the view that a contagion of US crisis will not spread to India, although US treasury secretary Paulson maintains that the world will certainly be affected by wh

Debt v/s Equity

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 10:12

Bonds are debt, whereas stocks are equity. This is the important distinction between the two securities. By purchasing equity (stock) an investor becomes an owner in a corporation. Ownership comes with voting rights and the right to share in any futu

Don't be fooled by Mutual Funds Ads

Rahul Tibrewal 16 February 2008 at 10:12

You all must have noticed all those mutual fund ads that quote their amazingly high one-year rates of return. Your first thought is "wow, that mutual fund did great!" Well, yes it did great last year, but then you look at the three-year performance,

Basics of Forex Trading

Rahul Tibrewal 15 February 2008 at 14:28

Basics of Forex trading Foreign exchange, abbreviated as FOREX, in itself, constitutes the largest financial market in the world. The trading of this foreign Exchange is called forex trading. In the process of forex trading you have to understand the

Future of Mutual Fund Industry in India

Rahul Tibrewal 15 February 2008 at 14:28

Future of Mutual Fund Industry in India Why Invest in Gold? Historically, gold has been a proven method of preserving value when a national currency was losing value. If your investments are valued in a depreciating currency, allocating a portion to

P/R Ratio

Rahul Tibrewal 14 February 2008 at 15:27

A REPORT ON P/E RATIO INTRODUCTION P/E is short for the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. As the name implies, to calculate the P/E, you simply take the current stock price of a company and divide by its earnings per share (