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Investing in NCDs

July 4, 2011 4 Comments

A non-convertible debenture is a fixed income instrument where the issuer agrees to pay a fixed rate of interest to the investor. An NCD cannot be converted into equity of the issuing company unlike convertible debentures.NCDs are good substitutes for fixed deposits,especially company deposits.

Debentures are of two types secured and unsecured. The debentures with a “charge” on the assets of the issuer are called secured debentures. So in case of a default by the issuer, the secured debenture holders are paid by selling the assets against which the charge was created. Secured NCDs offer lower interest than their unsecured counterparts. Read more of this post

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Bye Bye Chaar Anna

June 29, 2011 1 Comment

wealthymatters.com The 25 paise coin, popularly called chaar anna , has cease to be legal tender today.It has passed into history just like the 1,2,3,5,10 & 20 paise coins.In a way it is the death of an era.It makes me a bit sad. Read more of this post

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Some Inflation Figures

June 29, 2011 3 Comments

Here are some inflation figures from the report ‘Higher inflation cost households Rs 5.8 trillion’from CRISIL.They can be plugged into the calculator here: https://wealthymatters.com/2011/01/22/inflation-calculator/

Hope this helps with your financial planning.

‘The study shows that growth of private consumption expenditure in nominal terms increased to nearly 17 per cent per year during this period from 14 per cent in the preceding 3 years mainly due to the rise in food inflation.’

‘The rise in inflation to 8 per cent per year during 2008-09 to 2010-11 from 5 per cent in the preceding 3 years Read more of this post

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India And Gold

June 28, 2011 3 Comments

wealthymatters.com The picture on the right might be what comes first to mind when a lot of people think about India and gold–A bride decked out in gold ornaments.

Here interesting facts about Indians and gold:

India is the world’s largest buyer of gold, accounted for 32% of the global demand in 2010.

India’s annual consumption demand has risen from an average of 300-400 tonnes (1998-2004) to about 900-1,000 tonnes in the last three years (2008-2010).

India’s demand for gold rose by 106% Y-o-Y,in 2010, substantially higher than the 60% recorded by the second-fastest growing market- China.

Indians invest over 11% of the gross savings in gold, against less than 2% by the Chinese. Read more of this post

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Remembering Shri PV Narasimha Rao

June 27, 2011 2 Comments

wealthymatters.com Like him or hate him or forget him,Narasimha Rao set India on the path of economic reforms.The Urea Scam might have tainted him and his strategy of Masterly Inactivity might have earned him criticism but to give the man his due, even when India might not have been in much of a position to bargain,he ensured that reforms and growth were initiated in such a way that it didn’t raise trenchant opposition.Here’s an article about the man’s achievements from yesterday’s paper.

Unsung hero of the India story

Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar

Twenty years ago, Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister and initiated economic reforms that transformed India. The Congress party doesn’t want to remember him: it is based entirely on loyalty to the Gandhi family, and Rao was not a family member. But the nation should remember Rao as the man who changed India, and the world too. Read more of this post