DTC: Much Ado about Nothing   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Aug 31, 2010
After a year-long exercise, government settles for a very diluted version of the original DTC draft

The Missed Opportunity   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Aug 30, 2010
The proposed Retirement Benefit Account system is one that is the most unfortunate eliminations of the final DTC

Insure the Public Healthcare System   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Aug 18, 2010
There has been a lot of discussion of late about health insurance and its economics. The basic problem is that hospitals charge far more money from patients who have health insurance, and health insur

Why Keep Defaulter's Name under Wraps?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Aug 09, 2010
More transparency about the creditworthiness of businesses couldn't be harmful in any way

Anti-Competitive Measure   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jul 29, 2010
Anti-competitive measure

Motives Behind Data Research   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jul 28, 2010
Every research is driven by a motive, by a desire to find the answers to a specific set of questions

Adopt and Adapt   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jul 20, 2010
Adopt Buffett's broad principles and adapt them to Indian conditions

Will Investors Get Used to New Valuation Norms?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jul 05, 2010
Scared of volatility caused by the new norms, investors are deserting short-term funds in droves

Reformed or Not: The ULIP Saga Continues   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jun 29, 2010
At the heart of the ULIP problem lies an unwillingness to make the product transparent and understandable

DTC: Investments Switches Will Mean a Big Tax Hit   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jun 28, 2010
The proposed tax on long-term capital gains will have depress returns severely even if investors switch investments infrequently

Don't Equate STT with Capital Gains Tax   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jun 25, 2010
The view that the government will, by reducing STT, give back to the investor a part of what it is taking away through long-term capital gains tax is false

It's Your Battle Now   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jun 20, 2010
The government's ordinance handing ULIPs to IRDA has effectively ended hopes of reforming the product in a meaningful way

No End In Sight To SEBI-IRDA Duel   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Jun 01, 2010
Instead of getting together to solve the ULIP issue, SEBI & IRDA are making things worse by one-upping each other....

Consistency is the key   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 10, 2010
Market declines work to your advantage if you continue with your SIP

Time for spring cleaning   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 06, 2010
This is a good time to rid your portfolio of the absolute duds