Tag: money
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Book Review: Crypto Crimes – Inside India’s Best-Kept Secret
Cryptocurrency. Bitcoin. Digital assets. While the vast majority of people in India (and probably elsewhere in the world) have heard of these terms, most have very little or no understanding of what these really are, what they mean and what drives their value. And yet, many still believe that dabbling in these might somehow open…
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The Dirty Dozen: An Excerpt
Published recently by Pan Macmillan India, N Sundaresha Subramanian’s The Dirty Dozen takes the covers off the financial wrongdoings and misdeeds committed by some well-known companies in India. ‘Over the last few years, we have increasingly been hearing about bad debts and the significant discrepancies between the financial health of some companies and that of…
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Book Review: Tightwads and Spendthrifts
What most of humanity can agree upon, without too much debate, is that most of us quite like having money. As much of it, in fact, as possible and then some more. But spending all that money can be the tricky part. The tightwads amongst us are inclined to be extra careful with handing out…
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Book Excerpt: Black Money and Tax Havens
‘Black money.’ Wealth that’s not accounted for, which has probably been attained via unfair means and on which taxes have not been paid. Everyone knows black money exists in the system, but just how much black money do you think there is, in India? Some financial experts estimate that it may be anywhere between 10…
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Talking Mutual Funds with Monika Halan
The bestselling author of Let’s Talk Money, Delhi-based Monika Halan is one of the most well-known, widely respected personal finance writers in India, who wants to help families get their money decisions right. With a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and a second Master’s in Journalism Studies from the University of…