I recently heard of a motor cycle accident – 27 year old boy…need I say more? Wife has a 3 year old kid and one more coming into the world. It was a love marriage with not much blessing from the boy’s side. About 6 months back it looked like a typical fairy tale. A [...]
this book review of “When markets collide” appeared in the Feb issue of Money Today… Signals for survival P.V. Subramanyam February 17, 2009 You have heard about the clash of civilisations; now read about the collision of markets. Mohamed El-Erian, argues that the global financial crisis is only the effect. The cause is the process [...]
I recently read an article in a magazine saying that equity investments are easy to handle. It said you should invest in equities – and sell when you reach your level of expected return, then wait for the next bear market. I think it is an amazing idea, but misses the point completely. Let us [...]
I did an unscientific sms poll asking people the same question: ” 5 year view – If I have money to invest in the equity markets. Should I do a 12 month STP or a 24 month STP?”. The persons covered included 2 CIOs, 2 CEOs a few fund managers, 3-4 research people and a [...]
Funnily I do not get paid for the best investment advice that I have ever given! Let me enumerate some of the client questions which have been addressed in the negative. For a few of my clients the best investments are those that they did not make – but they do not know the value [...]
Obama has made a passionate speech – while talking of reviving the economy. He has said his main focus will be on: education health transportation alternate energy defense —— and there are websites dedicated to see how this is going to generate (or lose) jobs, etc. What looks like a nice ‘want to do’ may [...]