Issue of 28th Dec-3rd Jan 2019
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Stock Picking: High Returns from Low Risk
The conventional wisdom is that stocks, as an asset class, are volatile and investors are rewarded for suffering the volatility. It is not necessary that there would be a direct correlation between volatility and returns (life would be pretty simple then); but, in general, if investors are not compensated for volatility with higher returns,... Read More
Debashis Basu and
Ankush Agrawal
CROSSHAIRS
People seem shocked at the disclosure that only the public sector banks (PSBs) had collected Rs10,000 crore as penalty from customers for not maintaining a minimum balance in their savings account and for cash withdrawals beyond three times. This data would not have come into public domain...
STOCKS
On Wednesday, 26th December, prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi did something quite astonishing. He met representatives from non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs), gave them a ‘patient hearing’ and “hinted at his government’s willingness to do whatever...
MUTUAL FUNDS
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (ICICI Pru) has launched a new open-ended equity scheme in the thematic category. The scheme, ICICI Prudential India Opportunities, will follow a theme of investing in equity and equity-related securities of companies that are presenting an opportunity because of...
Clinton Fernandes
LEGAL
It is every person’s dream to own a vehicle. These days, easy availability of credit makes the fulfilment of this dream fairly easy. But a car is a depreciating asset and every user may want to trade up to a better car, or to simply replace a well-used vehicle, after a period.   The...
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HEALTH
Spinach is a superfood, known to contain loads of nutrients in a low-calorie package. These dark, leafy greens are important for skin, hair and bone health, while also providing essentials like protein, iron, vitamins and minerals. However, taking advantage of all these nutrients is not...
Akshay Naik
People afflicted by an auto-immune disease have their body’s immune system turned against them; the disease makes the normally guarding ‘defence’ cells mistakenly attack the body. There are numerous auto-immune diseases that have been discovered and classified; however, the reasons and cure for...
Akshay Naik
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