The Parliament today approved of an authority called FHAB. This authority will have the full authority over the establishment, running, pricing of food joints, junk food manufacturers, how much can be given at one serving, pricing, training, etc. of food and health organisations. Their first action was on the East India Hotels and Indian Hotels […]

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If I were to define a millionaire as a dollare millionaire…that would at least make the club a little exclusive. If it is a millionaire – Rs. 1 million – i guess everybody walks into it :). Millionaire today has lost meaning. I guess the Indian equivalent should at least be ‘Crorepati’. Here are some […]

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Sebi has discontinued the Edifar – a way of filing the returns with the exchanges, now what? Iris – a software company which has a significant presence in the personal finance info business has a service called corp filing. Corporate Filing Dissemination System….for the more curios people. This can be seen in www.corpfiling.co.in So if […]

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I have been inundated by brokers and issue managers alike about why the Stan C  public issue of IDR (Indian Depository Receipt) is such a great product. I agree. I would love to have a big global bank with aggressive growth plans in markets like Asia, Africa, …and other parts. So inspite of the fact […]

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It has always fascinated me how children learn about money. Whether it is switching off the fan or light or allocating money to what they want – the process is worth seeing. Last 2 years my daughter has been getting a lump-sum budget for Diwali. She has to choose between spending on a dress or […]

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This is what every channel, magazine, website wants to carry for ‘Easy simple steps to get rich’: Set a goal, quantify your goals, decide on the amount of money for each goal that you can set aside, choose good mutual funds, and hey presto in 5 years you would have achieved your goals….and other goals […]

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On 3rd May, 2010 IRDA came out with an amended ULIP regulation…or whatever it is  called. There is nothing special except that the reports in the media suggest that it is something new. Well the things are: No partial withdrawal from a pension plan – this will make the pension plan even more tax inefficient. […]

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