Picture perfect, but look beneath the surface

Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Limited will launch its initial public offering from June 23, 2009. The issue offers 9.27 million shares of Rs.10 each through a 100% book building route.

Corporate fixed deposits, an interesting choice

Corporate fixed deposits are similar to banking FD’s, except that the money invested is with a company and not a bank. Deposits under corporate FD’s are governed by the Companies Act under Section 58A.However, these deposits are unsecured.

Auctions for troubled property loans jump to the web

It is not a game for novices or for anyone lacking courage. But for investors with the right expertise and a serious appetite for risk, the credit crisis is shaping up...

All that glitters can be gold

Since centuries, owning gold in India has been a tradition. It has been part of the Indic milieu irrespective of any religious, caste or class bias.

Even for market veterans, it’s uncharted territory

After the steepest decline since the Great Depression, unalloyed optimism among veteran stock market hands is hard to find.

Hold gold: mantra for investors

Gold investment has traditionally been the preserve of a minority of investors buying it on futures exchanges or through bullion dealers. There has been an unprecedented surge in investment demand.

A few clicks away

Saffronart is going ahead with its Winter Online Auction 2008, which will be held on December 10 and 11. This auction, held in the aftermath of a tragic stricken city, somehow manages to conjure up something unique this winter.

India still attractive, say overseas investors

India’s first terrorist attack against foreigners has done nothing to dent Mark Mobius’s confidence in the stock market of the world’s second-fastest growing major economy Mobius, executive chairman of San Mateo, California-based Templeton Asset Management Ltd, says any stock declines may be short-lived.

SIPs counter swinging markets

Inflation has crossed 12%. Interest rates are rising. Individuals with home loans are struggling to cope with the higher equated monthly installments (EMIs) and simultaneously deal with inflation.

Art on your mind

The Indian art world has been making steady progress in recent years and is slowly establishing itself as an undisputed art category by itself.

Realty offerings

While Goddess Laxmi is wooed this season, so are consumers, whose every rupee spent is money earned for many starved industries, given the spate of events that have unfolded this year.

Art works Auctioned online

June 18th and 19th Saffronart features an online auction covering 140 works by 67 modern and contemporary Indian artists. These will be accompanied by preview events in New York and Mumbai.

An alarm is blaring: time to buy

Market timing - trying to jump into or out of the stock market just before rallies and declines - is notoriously difficult. Most investors would probably be better off sticking with a buy-and-hold strategy.

Taking a cue from SWF’s

The world economy is going through dynamic changes, with global corporations emerging richer than many a nation. Should democratic India take steps towards making its presence felt is a widely speculated question.

Cashing in on the flow

When it comes to judging a company on the basis of its historical data, the chances that you may flip through the cash flow statement are quite slim.

Cashing in on the flow

When it comes to judging a company on the basis of its historical data, the chances that you as an investor may flip through the cash flow statement is quite slim, if not in the probability of one.

While alluring, foreign currencies can be elusive for beginners

The stock market is up one day and down the next. It is no wonder that even normally timid investors are hearing the siren song of foreign currencies. While experts have different opinions about investing in foreign currencies, they all agree that such investments are not for the faint of heart.

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Picture perfect, but look beneath the surface

Corporate fixed deposits, an interesting choice

Auctions for troubled property loans jump to the web

All that glitters can be gold

Even for market veterans, it’s uncharted territory

Hold gold: mantra for investors

A few clicks away

India still attractive, say overseas investors

SIPs counter swinging markets

Art on your mind

Realty offerings

Art works Auctioned online

An alarm is blaring: time to buy

Taking a cue from SWF’s

Cashing in on the flow

Cashing in on the flow

While alluring, foreign currencies can be elusive for beginners

Rallying stock markets: is it time to sell?

Investing in the Gulf could be the future

Giving investors their due interest

Gold : tilting the scales in your favour