Issue of 29th Nov-5th Dec 2019
LEAD ARTICLE
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How To Safeguard Yourself from Karvy-type Frauds?
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) found that Karvy Broking had illegally diverted nearly Rs2,000 crore of clients’ shares to its own accounts. Equity brokers have defaulted in the past as well; but this is surely one of the largest cases. Also, remember that there is never a single cockroach in the kitchen; we might... Read More
Niteen S Dharmawat
CROSSHAIRS
There is a new twist to the drama around the Sterling Biotech group whose promoters, while absconding from India, have offered a ‘settlement’ deal to a bunch of lenders, mainly public sector banks (PSBs) and institutions.    Acting through an ‘authorised representative’, the shady...
STOCKS
IOL Chemicals has delivered phenomenal performance over the past few years. Profits increased from Rs5 crore in 2017 to Rs237 crore in 2019, a rise of over 47 times in two years! This came on the back of revenues rising from Rs711 crore in FY16-17 to Rs1685 crore in FY18-19. Such phenomenal...
SMART MONEY
Investing in high-quality (HQ) stocks is a logical thing for a certain section of people. If I have to invest in direct equities and have no expertise or time to actively monitor my picks every day, I would rather choose a Hindustan Unilever or a Nestlé or Bajaj Auto rather than a potential...
MUTUAL FUNDS
The best three and the worst three mutual fund (MF) schemes over the past three years ranked by their quarterly rolling returns. Premium members get access to a more refined list of top schemes by logging into Moneylife Advisory  
Moneylife Digital Team
Investors often hear about the importance of an annual or a semi-annual portfolio review of their finances. We, too, promote this practice as it helps to know whether or not one’s financial goals are on track. A portfolio review also helps to remove any badly performing stocks or other...
Clinton Fernandes
CONSUMER ALERT
Ever since the Union minister for road transport & highways, Nitin Gadkari, directed National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to issue free of cost FASTags to people till 1 December 2019, the move has led to a lot of confusion among commuters over the payments.    This is because...
Maya M
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