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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

PPF

Garima 15 February 2008 at 14:27

Public Provident Fund The Public Provident Fund Scheme is a statutory scheme of the Central Government of India. The Scheme is for 15 years. The rate of interest is 8% compounded annually. The minimum deposit is 500/- and maximum is Rs. 70,000/- in a

Narrowing others.. making broad to himself

CA. Dashrath Maheshwari 15 February 2008 at 14:27

Narrowing others.. making broad to himself I feel proud that I born and brought up in the great India and feeling majestic that I am an Indian Chartered Accountant.Today every person wants to become broad and to make his/her children capable to compet