Never been a fan of big government…or of any kind of government. Surely one thing on which I agree with Ayn Rand… Not been a big fan of UIDAI either…and when I saw that they were nicely sitting in Tech organisations and collecting data for claiming ‘it is growing in popularity’ , the more I […]
Not very long ago people believed you finished your education, got a good job and relaxed. This is no longer true. Welcome to the next 20-30-50 years: 1. Taxes in all forms will GO UP: Frankly there is no attempt by any government anywhere in the world to become more efficient – this will force […]
When I say retired people I mean people who do not have any earned income. That means they are dependent on: pension interest and dividends children Well these people have some really tough decisions to make: 1. Where to stay? : I have stayed all my life in Mumbai, now I have a house in […]
When my young sis Chandra Anil gave up a lucrative job in the Tech space and took up a job in helping kids..we were not surprised. She graduated when Y2K was at its peak..and she told me …’Sorry, tech jobs are boring. How exciting can it get when you change a ddmmyy to ddmmyyyy? Blunt? […]
Writing one post on ‘why fundamental analysis is difficult?’ is a brave attempt! Very good chance that a few thousand people will call up and REFUTE (which is all right) and many many more may call in to say, there is much more to it. Both are absolutely true. When we got a balance sheet […]
Subra with so much of volatility, is it worthwhile being in equities? You remember the Rs. 3 lakhs that I put in a fund about 4 years ago is up only about 12% – should I sell it and put it in National Savings Certificate? Market has not been good at all for me. It […]
Well I have a lot of presence on the web – fb, linkedin, twitter, then the obvious mails…etc. One of the websites I use is ‘moneycontrol’ – for prices and charts…funny thing is a part of my portfolio is there. I keep getting advice as follows: –Cholamandalam is the biggest loser in your portfolio..what should […]