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The Miami Herald Reggie Bush has returned four punts for touchdowns in his NFL career, but he isn’t even listed among the three punt returners on the Dolphins’ initial depth chart. And on Wednesday, coach Tony Sparano didn’t sound eager for Bush to shoulder most of that responsibility....

The Miami Herald Reggie Bush has returned four punts for touchdowns in his NFL career, but he isn’t even listed among the three punt returners on the Dolphins’ initial depth chart. And on Wednesday, coach Tony Sparano didn’t sound eager for Bush to shoulder most of that responsibility. “He may do...

How to fill in your tax return 31 Jul 2011

Independent online (SA) DO YOU HAVE TO FILE A RETURN? If you earn under R120 000 for a full year from one employer (total salary income before tax), receive no travel allowance and have no additional income that you need to declare or deductions for which you want to claim, you do not have to submit an income tax return to...

How to rate a mutual fund 08 Aug 2011

The Times of India Last week, Sebi asked mutual funds to modify the manner in which they publish their returns. So far, these companies have been publishing the compounded annual growth rates (CAGR) for specific holding periods, which is accepted internationally as a fair measure of long-term return. However,...

The Times of India The last-minute rush of filing tax returns is over. Hounded by the 31 July deadline, most people manage to scrape through, filing their returns on time. Yet, there are some who, for one or the other reason, fail to do so. If you are among the latter and worried about breaching the law or facing a...

Seeking Alpha There is no silver bullet for finding stocks that are guaranteed to outperform the markets in the short or long term. Still, these stellar companies often have key characteristics that set them apart from the crowd. While there is yet to be any guaranteed way of identifying these above average...

The Times of India The ET Quarterly MF Tracker lists MF schemes on the basis of their risk adjusted performance, after a detailed number crunching exercise. Research has been done inhouse, while data was sourced from Accord Fintech. The Sortino ratio, a superior risk-adjusted measure, was used to assess the...

The Independent With the current economic instability, any private investor is bound to feel a touch of the collywobbles. Against this turbulent backdrop, one type of fund - absolute returns - is supposed to stand tall. As the name suggests, these funds aim to generate growth in all market conditions by going...

Difficult to guarantee 07 Aug 2011

The Telegraph India Life insurers selling pension plans will now have to provide a minimum assured benefit, either in the form of a minimum guaranteed return on the premium paid by policyholders during the accumulation phase, or in the form of a guaranteed minimum maturity amount (in absolute terms) payable at the end...