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40 Years Ago...And now: From outcry to just a click

Brokers trade over the terminal and with just a click of a mouse, buy or sell shares

Gold purchases can wait

Unlike earlier years, buying it closer to the festival season can be cheaper

HDFC Life listing buzz

Mutual funds get costlier

Charges of many schemes have gone up by a good 50-75 bps. This will hurt returns of investors significantly over the long run

Japanese fund should be second choice

Start with US ones and have 10-15% exposure to global ones

HZL stake sale may get delayed

Market players believe unless the stake sale is done before Diwali, the govt may find it hard to get a good valuation

Avoid parental guidance on some financial habits

Investing and saving have to be much more aggressive now, but do learn to live within a budget

Big bull enters IEX?

Good time to scout for property

With prices unlikely to run up sharply, genuine buyers can start readying deals before the festival season starts

1,500 lives, interrupted: Kingfisher Airlines' employees left high and dry

The defunct Kingfisher Airlines still maintains a big employee roster. The authors write about the suspended lives these men and women lead

Market slump begins to bite India Inc's fund-raising

The Baba Kalyani-led company was raising this money to reduce debt

Rebalance your equity portfolio, handle debt with care

With the Union Budget over, it is a good time to start the rebalancing exercise. Take cues from last year's market performance

From physical shares to demat

With Sebi making the transition to dematerialised form compulsory, it isn't going to be easy. Start now to avoid problems

FII pares IDFC stake

Nearing retirement?

To ensure regular earnings, start early planning as the debt fund tax will hurt even monthly income plans

Teaching journalism

It would be interesting to know what these courses really teach

Cost of funds for firms may rise by 100 bps

About 70% of the total assets of the mutual fund sector is invested in corporate debt securities across the rating spectrum and yield curves

How to beat the debt fund tax

While the Budget bats for bank FDs, investors can still find ways to benefit from debt and gold funds

FTIL might exit MCX this week

Market sources say a binding agreement to sell 15% stake could be signed this week for a share price Rs 700-750

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