When it comes to money, the two key roles we all have to play at some point or the other is that of a customer and an investor.

The next time you want to get a property registered, you might not have to run around applying for stamp papers and then match different denomination of stamp papers to add up to the total amount.

Discovering the hot stocks of tomorrow isn’t only for investment gurus and fund managers. In this book on investing in growth stocks, Michael Moe explains how ordinary investors can do it too, says Kamya Jaiswal.

Conventional wisdom says that if you want to profit from the stock market, you need to buy low and sell high. And conventional wisdom is bang on.

Looking for one central theme for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992, political strategist James Carville had come up with a line that became a memorable slogan: ‘It’s the economy, Stupid”. For a few days after the announcement of January figures of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) this slogan reflected the mood and movements on the stock markets.

The supply overhang seems scary, even as IT and ITeS companies (the prime movers of the real estate space) scale down their growth plans. I fear that not many real estate companies will be able to hold their prices.

Demerging companies could bring a bonanza for shareholders by unlocking value. Money Today identifies 11 potential demerger stocks that could make you rich.

Written in a down-to-earth style with a liberal dose of examples, this book for beginners is useful for the employee with stock options as well as a job-seeker, says Namrata Dadwal.

Lifestyle companies are small consultancies that allow the owners to do what they love to do, without too much risk.

The loss of government jobs is good riddance to an extent. But private organised sector must become a net employer soon. If that happens, the wealth creation party will surely last.

Every month, the insurance companies receive a steady inflow from Ulip collections. Every month, they invest those sums systematically across the stock market. That gives the Ulip an edge in terms of lower average costs.

In future, insurers and financial services providers will work in tandem to offer solutions to customers based on their career. life plan and risk appetite.

Initial Public Offerings have created enormous wealth in the past three years. An analysis of what makes them so special.

Every financial asset delivered terrific returns in 2006, for the third year running. Indian investors never had it so good. We take a quick look in the rearview mirror as we head into 2007.

Thousands have invested in Money Plus on the ludicrously optimistic assumption that the fund value will rise by 25% every year for 20 years.

The guide from the stable of The Economist cuts through the maze of investment jargon and cures a novice’s finance phobia, says Sharadh Manian.

Mumbai is the country's commercial capital, but for the city to become an international fulcrum for finance will take a lot of doing.

After lying low for most part of the decade, Manoj Tirodkar is back with a bang with two big deals in 2010.

A clutch of realty IPOs hangs fire as investors lose their appetite for the underperforming sector.

The life insurance sector begins the task of wiping out losses that piled up over almost 10 years. But the focus on profits comes at a cost.