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George Angell, in his new book (Small Stocks for Big Profits, John Wiley & Sons; Pages 210; $49.95), says the big opportunity for individual investors lies in emerging, relatively unknown companies overlooked by stock analysts and institutional investors. He provides strategies for finding...

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Thousands of investors have apparently got over the pain of losing hefty sums of money in the stock market crash of 2008 and are rushing to open demat accounts to make fresh investments. Unfortunately, the quality of many companies with fund-raising plans is rather worrying. The Securities and...

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Tips On Value Investing Playing Wall Street is an art, not a science,” says Harvey Houtkin. In his latest book, the late Houtkin, known in the financial community as the ‘father of day trading’, finds that conventional Wall Street wisdom works against the average investor. “If you want a...

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Amritha Pillay reports on the philosophy and activities of The Health Awareness Centre, an NGO focused on women and child welfare Amidst a barren landscape where you see nothing but weeds is a large plot with a small, modest-looking house surrounded by tall, thick trees and lush greenery....

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These 6 stocks make excellent returns on equity, are growing fast and are reasonably priced Cement companies have surprised us with unexpected growth in the June quarter, following up on their strong performance in FY09. They have not only braved the domestic slowdown but also the looming...

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Renuka Sugars rose 18%, Jetking gained 15% and HCL was up 10% Gainers: Shree Renuka Sugars gained 18% on expectations of a rise in sugar prices because of lower production. Jetking Infotrain gained 15%.  HCL Technologies (up 10%) posted a rise of 3% in sales and 343% in operating profit in the...

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Planning business meals without strain Entertaining business guests at a restaurant—whether it is for breakfast, lunch or dinner—can be a strain or a pleasure, depending on how you look at it; and on how proactive you have been. Planning for such events is always a troublesome chore and many...

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In the domestic market, raw jute prices crashed 40% to reach around Rs18,000 a tonne in August 2009 from the all-time high of Rs30,200 a tonne in July 2009, on concerns of a possible 25% dilution in Jute Packaging Materials Act (JPMA) of 1987. Sugar industry made it worse for the raw jute price,...

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High price of gold has forced consumers to refrain from fresh orders leading to a 38% slump in India’s gold demand in the June 2009 quarter. Global jewellery demand in that quarter has slipped 22% to 404.1 tonnes taking the overall consumption to 569.7 tonnes, 14% lower than in the June 2008...

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Few people in India understand the complex business of oil & gas pricing. So long as everything was a sarkari monopoly, there wasn’t any need to, especially because most utilities were subsidised for the ordinary person. Privatisation has meant deal-making, allegations of corruption and a sharp...

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Roberto Mignone of Bridger Management, a hedge fund, does not have much of an opinion about Wall Street research. He discovered early in his career that a lot of it is incomplete or just plain wrong. Mignone and his team seek out primary sources to verify the company management’s line. They go...

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The All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of professional management in India, has published its first ever Business School Directory. AIMA, which had come out with a Best B-Schools Survey in 2008, has now compiled a comprehensive and exhaustive list of over 1,700 business...

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Great historical research but suspect prognosis The thesis of this book is simple. Starting from 1971, when defence manufacturing company Lockheed was rescued for $250 million, the US government has been consistently bailing out US companies. From loan guarantees for Penn Central in 1974...

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Financial planning sounds a mouthful but it’s really simple and you can do it yourself – unless you are very rich   The so-called financial advisors bombard you with terms like asset allocation. From homilies like ‘your allocation to equities should be 100 minus age’ to ‘dynamic matrix’ et al,...

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Going beyond women's welfare and working for gender freedom. Amritha Pillay describes Educate a girl child and you educate the whole family’ is a popular slogan aimed at promoting girls’ education in India. And many do, indeed, believe in it. Here is an organisation which started with...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 August 2009
According to informed sources, Ashish Chauhan would join BSE only if the exchange buys Marketplace Technologies. However, Chauhan said this company does not belong to him. What is the mystery behind this for which nobody wants to speak openly? Bombay Stock Exchange, India's oldest stock...

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During the quarter ending June, the passenger vehicle segment grew 3.8% while exports jumped almost 59%, mainly due to higher exports of small cars. But some of the companies could not sell even a single unit of their high-end models during the three months of this FY. Take the case of Hyundai...

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For those planning to buy affordable homes in the metro cities, here is good news. You do not have to go on the outskirts of the city to buy a cheap, affordable home, says global property consultant Knight Frank. “As long as the house that you are buying costs under 3.5 times of your...

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The secret template India uses to print currency notes has been "compromised" and that is possibly why fake but real-looking Indian currency notes are being pumped in, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to subvert the country's economy, reports PTI. The CBI, the nodal...

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Personal Computer manufacturer Dell Inc has unveiled, what the experts believe, a mobile phone based on Google's Android operating system (OS) in China. According to various reports, Dell unveiled the "Mini 3i" mobile at the China Mobile event in Beijing. China Mobile is the world’s...

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