Author Archives: Fauji

RBI’s CREDIT POLICY AND INDIAN STOCK MARKETS

Today the RBI announced its new credit policy. Nothing new. Interest rates were expected to remain the same. And Mr Subba Rao kept status quo. Will it have an impact on stock markets? The markets spooked due to dollar appreciation … Continue reading

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DIVERSIFY INVESTMENTS AMONGST ASSET CLASSES

This post is inspired by one of the readers, Ms Manisha who sent in a query  seeking my advice on five asset classes to invest in in order to diversify her portfolio. I had written in one of my earlier … Continue reading

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MAIN KYA KAROON, MAIN KYA KAROON?? BUY OR SELL

I just remembered the opening lines of a song from the Hindi movie Barfi ,seeing the gyrations of the stock markets. A lot of my readers have been calling me or querying on what next and what to do?

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RUPEE CRASH, SENSEX DIVE & EXPENSIVE HOLIDAY

The heading of my blog seems incoherent. But let me explain. I have just returned from a holiday to Turkey. And towards the end of my visit my ATM withdrawals had become expensive. The Rupee had depreciated by 10%. Yes. … Continue reading

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TAX ON MUTUAL FUNDS

Mutual Funds are not only subject to market risks but also to taxes. So, if you pay your taxes, you better know the tax provisions too. For an investor the options given by schemes are Dividend Option and Growth Option. … Continue reading

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PONZI SCHEMES & INVESTORS

Of  late there has been a lot of focus on Charles Ponzi. It seems he is more well known than Mahatma Gandhi based on the internet queries and hits for him.  Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi, commonly known as … Continue reading

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PPFAS LONG TERM VALUE FUND

For all of you who have been patiently waiting for the “new fund offer” of a mutual fund I had advised earlier in my blog, the wait is over. PPFAS has opened the new fund for sale of units wef … Continue reading

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INFOSYS AND THE STOCK MARKETS

Yesterday Infosys came out with its financial results and the stock markets tanked downwards. The second-largest IT services company in the country, Infosys Technologies Ltd saw a sharp and unprecedented decline in share prices, registering by the end of Friday … Continue reading

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PPFAS LONG TERM VALUE FUND GETS SEBI CLEARANCE FOR LAUNCH OF NFO

In one of my recent blogs I had asked my readers to keep money ready and get their KYC done so as to invest in PPFAS AMC’s new fund offering (NFO). I got a call from them yesterday that they … Continue reading

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INVESTING IN PRESENT DAY MARKETS

The stock markets are going through a volatile and uncertain phase. Government decision making is paralysed due to the Mulayam-Karunanidhi salvos. Business houses are struck with a double whammy of increase in cost of doing business in India and consumer … Continue reading

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