Anand Gupta

Is a Rising Rupee Really That Bad?

Great Analysis! Can you please share insights into how rising rupee will affect the stock market in next one year period.

Thanks,
Anand

Vanguard Bond ETFs: No Surprises, Lowest Costs

When will the Vanguard Bond ETFs available for buying?
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Anand

Test Driving Zecco.com: Free Trading, But At A Price

Great Review! I wish there were similar case study of user experience at Bank Of America Free Trading.

The problems at Zecco seems fixable. May be the revenue model they are pursuing is too aggresive to permit good customer service. Poor customer service in initial phase can be a fatal mistake. It is also not clear exactly how Zecco plans to be sustenable in long run.

But the mere fact that Zecco like service is in existence makes me nervous about investing in upcoming IPO of Interactive Brokers.

Thanks,
Anand

Chinese Red-Chips Soar Into Orbit

Great Article! Just wanted to point out that the ticker symbol of China Mobile is CHL and not CHU. CHU is the ticker symbol for China Unicom. CHU is also part of FXI.

I invested in FXI in 2005 October and from that time it has been up 91%!

Thanks,
Anand

Free 411? AT&T Launches Ad-Supported Directory Assistance

1-800-FREE411 is another which is supported by 12 second ads.

How Google Can Put Salesforce.com Out of Business

The name of Google Payment Service is Google Checkout (checkout.google.com). I registered for it but never used it. It has great potential and I will definitely use it over paypal if I see it available at online merchants. I just do not see it as an option at most online sites.