2 new teams have been inducted into the IPL. This means suddenly all the other owners know the ‘valuation’ of their franchisees. Now at a valuation in excess of Rs. 1000 crores for each one of them, they surely will be excited. Now the role of IPL in the equity markets is already felt – […]
A friend says it would be great if you could choose where to be born and as what. If you were born in 1900 you should have been born in England. If you were to be born in 1950 you should have been born in US. If you were born in 2000 you would be […]
I have not been able to answer this question for myself – forget answering this question for others. There are 2 big company CEOs who constantly have their portfolios reviewed by me – the equity portion of it. One of them is in financial services. There are 3 fund managers who talk to me at […]
There are some changes happening in the life insurance industry! Some leadership positions are changing hands. The coming in of a new Managing Director in Hdfc Standard Life Insurance has had its impact perhaps…or it is just the old favorite Hdfc Bank pushing its sales force and getting some rocking numbers for Feb and March? […]
Many people known to me have read Robert Kiyosaki – largely the concept of Mr. North and Mr. South – famously known as Rich Dad, Poor Dad concept. There are many things that Kiyosaki says – let us take 2 of them today: 1. No money is made from real estate, equities, commodities….it is made […]
Long ago – in 2008 SEBI said that you could lend your stocks – made a lot of sense. If you are a promoter or a long only retail investor you could give your shares on ‘rent’ and earn some money. As usual the path to hell is paved with good intentions and SEBI did […]
Have you wondered why doctors are not really rich? They do earn well. Even in a lower middle class suburb of Mumbai they do charge reasonably well. For example a specialist (pediatrician) doctor practicing in Navi Mumbai would charge Rs. 250 for a visit. This is not too bad for the 20 minutes that the […]