With the deepening of the credit crisis and meltdown in the financial industry, IT budgets in big companies are in a big squeeze. Companies are looking to optimize their IT budgets and seriously looking at return on their investments. The commercial software license costs; be in hardware, operating system, infrastructure, database, commercial applications and consulting […]
The young and the stock markets-1
Stock Markets and Mutual funds Most men would rather die than think, and they do. -Bertrand Russell Most financial decisions are either taken in a hurry or late or worse never taken. The rationale behind every investment decision is to beat inflation and earn a premium on the principle. Do the large numbers of investors1 […]
10 Ways to Maximize your Salary
10 Ways to Maximize your Salary 1. Set up direct deposit of your paycheck You usually can save on banking fees with automatic payroll deposit. Plus, if you don’t have an actual check in hand, you might be less tempted to spend your pay so quickly. Also arrange to have a part of your check […]
New Tax Regime For CNG Stations
The government may introduce a new tax regime for the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the upcoming budget, replacing the existing sales tax/income collection mechanism due to poor collection from this potential sector. It was learnt on Thursday that the budget-makers are examining proposal to rationalise tax rates for the CNG stations in budget […]
A Better Yield for Your Money in Troubled Financial Times
With banks in the United States continuing to draw tighter the purse strings as they continue the slow recovery from the bursting of the housing market bubble, and people’s Treasury, bank account, and money market interest rates plummetting alongside mortgage application rates (as mortgage interest rates are rising), many are left wondering what they can […]
Digital Dilemmas
High-speed communication, personal security, accessibility, and information management are the main reasons users cite for owning cell phones, PDAs, and wireless Internet. We experience our share of the "wireless situation" on a daily basis. These wireless waves have engulfed our social landscape by a storm, revolutionizing our communication in the past decade in ways that […]