Return on Investment (ROI) and How to calculate ROI ?

The Return on Investment or ROI stands today as one of the most commonly used tools in financial analysis of a project or a business investment and impacts the decisions and conjures appropriate actions. It is a financial metric that helps in making comparisons of the cost of investment with the expected gains appropriate to [...]

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Infrastructure Bonds by IDFC for 2011-2012

The financial world is full of options when it comes to investing. The first thing that comes to us when the word “investment” is thought about is the securities market. But a collapse and one of the most volatile markets ever has made the investors far more risk averse and look for other options. One [...]

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IFCI Infrastructure Bonds FY 2011 – 2012

IFCI (The Industrial Finance Corporation of India)’s long term tax saving section 80 CCF infrastructure bonds issue is open till Monday, 14th November 2011. The issue is referred to as “IFCI TAX SAVING LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS–SERIES III” The company earlier floated series I and series II infra bonds during the fiscal year FY 2010 [...]

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PFC Infrastructure Bonds FY 2011 – 2012

Power Finance Corporation got permission to float long term infrastructure bonds by SEBI and the issue was closed recently. Though the issue got closed, I hope it would be useful for the investors who had applied for the issue and want to refer to the details. The company aimed to get Rs 200 Crores and [...]

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Infrastructure Bonds FY 2011 – 2012

As you know investing in long term infrastructure bonds gives you an opportunity to save tax under section 80 CCF. This investment is excluding the regular investments under section 80 C and others. You can avail tax benefit on maximum of Rs 20,000 investment. In this article I will try to cover all infrastructure bonds [...]

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Mahindra Lifespace – Technical Analysis

Company Profile Mahindra Lifespaces is the real estate and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group. The Mahindra Group today is an embodiment of global excellence and enjoys a strong corporate brand image.

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Portfolio Management – Modern Portfolio Theory

Portfolio Management: Portfolio management is one of the least understood topics in investment. We will try to understand this with examples. Let’s take a situation where an investor, call him Rakesh, has invested in Barista. The winter season is here and hence people are gulping down coffee to keep them warm. Barista is doing big [...]

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