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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:48:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Some golden investment tips]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/04/budget09-golden-investment-tips.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In an hour-long on rediff.com on Wednesday, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable investment tips.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Why Rs 1 lakh tax-free investment limit is useless]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/03/budget09-why-the-rs-1-lakh-tax-free-investment-limit-is-useless.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[A case study on why the Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000) tax-free investment limit for Section 80C of the Income Tax Act is ridiculously low and impractical.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Insurance cos cannot invest in IDRs: IRDA]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/01/insurance-cos-cannot-invest-in-idrs.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Insurance regulator IRDA on Wednesday prohibited insurance companies from investing in Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs), the instruments through which foreign companies raise funds from the Indian equity market.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Online security enhanced for credit cards?]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/01/perfin-online-security-enhanced-for-credit-cards.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In one of its recent announcements, the Reserve Bank of India announced that come August all online credit and debit transactions will need to go through one more step before they can be completed successfully.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Buying a car? Know your insurance premium]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/01/perfin-know-your-car-insurance-premium.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Insurance premium is not common for all types of cars. Hence, you should know the premium amount before you decide to buy a car.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Are index funds right for you?]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/01/perfin-are-index-funds-right-for-you.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[These funds constitute their portfolio using the same stocks and in the same ratio as found in the index. These funds simply mirror the index. So their returns are in the same line as the returns generated by the index. They will never outperform the index.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[R-Power in talks to sell 15% to foreign investor]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/01/rpower-to-sell-15percent-foreign-investor.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Reliance Power Ltd, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai  Ambani group, is in talks with five leading global power companies to sell 15 per cent equity stake in the company.  Preliminary talks have started with three Chinese power companies, which include China Light and Power Holdings, and French and Canadian companies.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Caught in loans you cannot repay? Read this!]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/30/perfin-read-this-if-you-are-caught-in-loans-you-cannot-repay.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Here are some helpful tips to follow in case you are in trouble.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Card tricks: Minimum balance or EMI?]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/30/perfin-credit-card-minimum-balance-or-emi.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[So what do we do when the purchase is beyond the repayment capacity? We are presented with 2 options: Pay the Minimum Balance, or Convert the purchase into an EMI.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Montek to address investors in NY on July 1, 2]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/29/montek-to-address-investors-in-ny-on-july-1-2.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The meetings with the investors at New York, according to sources, are being organised by the US-India Business Council. The USIBC is the premier business advocacy organization representing America's top companies investing in India, joined by global Indian companies, promoting economic reforms with an aim to deepen trade and strengthen commercial ties.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[OVL, IOC, OIL to invest $5 bn in Iran gas field]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/25/ovl-ioc-oil-to-invest-5-bn-dollars-in-iran-gas-field.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Iran had in September 2008 approved the commerciality of the discovery in the Farsi block. The discovery, which was subsequently named Farzad gas field, may hold inplace reserves of up to 21.68 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), of which recoverable reserves may be 12.8 Tcf. The Indian firm want to liquefy the gas and ship it to India in the form of liquefied natural gas.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The perfect portfolio for loss-proof investing]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/25/perfin-the-perfect-portfolio-for-loss-proof-investing.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Functional asset allocation recognises that there are three basic asset allocation categories.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pearson to invest $30 mn in India]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/24/pearson-to-invest-30-mn-dollars-in-india.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Pearson owns various businesses, including the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group. Educomp is an education services provider, while Bangalore-based TutorVista is an online tutoring company.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Insurance: Waiver of premium rider]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/24/perfin-waiver-of-insurance-premium-rider.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Riders are the additional benefits that you may buy and add to your policy. They are options that allow you to enhance your insurance cover, qualitatively and quantitatively. Riders can be mixed and matched based on one's preferences for a small additional cost.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Of NRIs and gifting property]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/24/perfin-of-nris-and-gifting-property.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[No special permission is required for an Indian citizen residing outside India to acquire (by purchase or gift) any immovable property in India other than agricultural land, plantation property or a farmhouse.]]></description>
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