Archive for July, 2008

Doctors and wealth creation self help

Doctors can create wealth. A lot of wealth. However, it may or may not happen from their earnings alone. It can happen only with good wealth management techniques. Ha, the word wealth may mean different things to different people. When we talk of wealth we mean an amount of money which will let doctors do [...]

Equity markets are volatile! What to do?

Many of today’s equity sales people (never mind if they are hawking mutual funds, direct equity, pms, or life insurance) may not really have a perspective on the long-term positive attributes of equity investing. Certainly, equity markets do not always deliver positive returns in a steady upward fashion. Nor are they obliged to do so. [...]

Broker cheated me? Or did I make a mistake?

The share markets around the world have been home to more than its fair share of scandals. There have been scandals from accounting, fraud, rigging, insider trading, audit committees not doing their work, research reports for different audiences, back dating of esops, and initial public offerings. Maybe you’ve just lost a fortune in the market. [...]

Lazy and inactive – can make you rich!

Investing is a lot about luck – any investor will tell you that. I have said this in an earlier post also. For example I sold hdfc, l&t, and tata power (skill, I thought they were overpriced in a slowing down market) – they are still way below my sale price. Then I used some [...]

Warren Buffet’s advice to youngsters

Warren Buffett has some advice for young people, like college students, who want to remain financially independent.  It’s not new and its not a surprise, but it is solid counsel on avoiding a very common money pitfall, and worth repeating: “The biggest suggestion I have is to avoid credit cards. Interest rates are very high [...]

Inflation times: buy real estate?

Even as I send e-mails regarding investments in Real Estate , I get a worried response ,” is this the right time to invest ? “. I am a die hard Real Estate Investor and just as Yash Raj Films cannot help churning out movies, I like to keep ” Investing “. But back to [...]