Monthly Archives: May 2011

Mixer grinder / Food processor Indian buyers guide

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

In the good old times one bought a Sumeet mixer grinder and that was about it. Now there are so many products and so much competition that one is left confused about which one to choose from a massive range … Continue reading →

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Populist Anomalies

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Haseeb A. Drabu talks about what  populist ad-hoc policies and a strong will to micro control  India’s economy have done to India in this brillient piece. An anomalous economy The way things are going it wont be wrong to call … Continue reading →

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Dealing with IPO Shares

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

If u consider stats the best thing to do is to flip an IPO because that will be the only way you make money 2 out of 3 times u invest. Business Standard has this great article on the underwriting … Continue reading →

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LIC VJBY – How Indian govt policy goes wrong

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

LIC VJBY or Varishta Pension Bima Yojana from LIC was a policy that was introduced at the fag end of the BJP govt and abandoned by the next Congress govt for its version the SCSS. VJBY was a good scheme … Continue reading →

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Making Mango pickle

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Making mango pickle is fun and not as hard as u think, and the best part is it turns out really great, with fresh ingredients,  if you take some precautions and u put your heart and soul into it. To … Continue reading →

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UPAs PSU disinvestment challenge

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

After the recent psu issue ie Power Finance Co which saw an Over subscription of 6 times from QIBs, 2 times from public and 1.2 times from NIIs, i wonder how many issues the govt can push through on its … Continue reading →

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PFC FPO review

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

When the IPO market has gone thanda with all sort of cos making an attempt to list, and most listing below issue price, PFC has come out with their follow on FPO. Comparing PFC and REC REC is ruling at … Continue reading →

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How to Revise or Withraw Your IPO application.

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

There have been a spate of terrible ipos which have seen a drubbing on listing date, and as we all know, most have been legally manipulated to manage subscription and trap small retail investors. If you have made the mistake … Continue reading →

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