Maximum Gain with Minimum Risk   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 10, 2010
With the right mix between post-office savings and investment in mutual funds, you can protect the capital and earn some gains on it as well

Track Records on Sale   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 08, 2010
Funds are now being sold the way they should be – with a focus on track records & past performances…

Breaking up the Budget   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 03, 2010
The Budget can no longer make or break industries, but businesses can make a difference. However, common investors must stick to investing basics

A Weak Watchdog   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 02, 2010
The Budget's attempt to provide an overarching authority to regulate the regulators is likely to be powerless

Peg Tax to Inflation   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 27, 2010
While the new slabs introduced by the Budget will leave a lot of cash in the hands of taxpayers, there is a crucial; need to link them to some sort of a cost-inflation index

Govt Offers NPS Gift   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 27, 2010
The Budget has dangled a carrot before the people to join the New Pension System

Tax Laws Hit Investors   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 26, 2010
Investors in mutual funds suffer from the inefficient and irregular application of tax rules which ultimately reduce the gains they book

Lower Taxes; and a Virtual Hike on Tax-Saving Investments   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 26, 2010
Taxes are much lower; and the Rs 1 lakh saving limit becomes Rs 1.2 lakh

A Critical Delay For Direct Tax Code   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 24, 2010
While Indians may not be prone to crashing their aeroplanes into the taxman’s office, but the problem is that the tax solution, in the form of the Direct Tax Code, is increasingly being deviated from

The Futile Option   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 22, 2010
The recently-launched China-related ETF product has a range of weaknesses that counteract any positive opportunities that it may have, even that of diversification

Don't Expect Tax Reforms   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 19, 2010
The fraud that is pulled on the people of the country in the name of tax is unlikely to change when the Finance Minister presents the Budget this time either

The Offensive NTPC FPO   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 17, 2010
The actions taken would have invited the wrath of the regulatory authorities were it not for the involvement of the government institutions

Rationalizing Tax Savings   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 15, 2010
Tax season is upon us and the ULIP merchants are everywhere. But investors need to ignore them and instead make their tax-saving efforts add to the rest of their investment efforts

Towards Greater Volatility   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 12, 2010
SEBI's latest attempt to reform the fund industry that looks to remove discrepancies in bond values, will lead to unpredictability and may compromise their attractiveness

Hidden Data Hurting Investors   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 10, 2010
The lack of comprehensive company-specific data breeds uncertainty and leads investors to take on extra risk by chasing very short-term goals