A group of ‘friends’ put up a stall in a ‘fair’. One game that belonged to me was the main attraction. Many people came to our stall…and did a lot of things. 3 older ‘neighbors’ split the money among themselves. All of us in smaller classes – below class VI – were left sucking our [...]
A few days back I had to make an outstation trip. At the time of booking my tickets Jet Airways was on strike – and I was not sure whether it would be called off. And using this opportunity Kingfisher had raised its fare. It got me wild and decided to try Spice Jet. So [...]
There are many people who like to make lists – tallest, shortest, fastest…but one list everybody loves to see their name on is clearly the Forbes’ list. The Richest Man. Sadly only the person with the highest net worth can be measured honestly. I know of one businessman whose office went overtime on the net [...]
How does a financial planner answer this question? or change it to “market is rising, what should I do?” It is really difficult, right? Ok let me try. If he is an equity buff he is likely to say “Keep investing, in the long run equities are the best asset class and you will get [...]
It is customary for a tight fisted individual to get badgered for being tight fisted. However, if a person is liberal with money he is normally liked by everybody around him. (Needless to say him includes her). I was in the gang of people who would rag people who were tight fisted. Till I had [...]
I am surrounded by a lot of ‘part-time’ portfolio managers. Of course the other name for them is voluntary contributors to the broker welfare fund. Their reasons for buying a share, holding it and selling it can at times be hilarious. However without getting into whether we are in a bull market or a bear [...]