I do not know why you are against real estate Subra! This statement is then followed by the following: 1. See over the last 30 years what fantastic returns I have got! 2. Real estate NEVER goes down unlike share markets. 3. God does not make them anymore 4. Mumbai, it suburbs, Delhi, Bengaluru, NCR, […]

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‘The biggest risk in a portfolio is the portfolio creator’s inability to understand risk’ I have no clue whether Mark Twain, Warren Buffet, Peter Lynch, Taleb, or anybody else has made this statement…if they have not, here is a original statement from Subramoney. As originals are very rare, please remember you read it here first. […]

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‘I earn Rs. 15L CTC – and clearly I am overpaid. However I am not able to save a rupee – I have no idea where my money goes’ Can you believe this…if you are a middle class Indian? I found it a little amusing…but not difficult to believe. When I spoke to him, I […]

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When people read my blogs they may be getting a feeling that I do not watch TV at all. I do. I have a very old TV – and the clarity is not too great, caveat. I make it a point to watch ‘Comedy Circus’ and I guess it is an amazingly good program, and […]

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planning to co-author a book on investment stories..looking for a publisher ….any publisher reading this post is welcome!

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A friend called me with a surprising question. Let us call him M.D. He bought a house in Navi Mumbai for about Rs. 80 Lakhs, – of this about Rs. 55 lakhs was funded by a loan from the State Bank of India. Over the last 4 years he had paid a lot of interest, […]

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One senior journalist has asked me for my views on India’s financial blogs. I normally do not do such things ….frankly I do not see the purpose. However, succumbing to pressure (or a vicarious pleasure of doing something like this?)…I said yes. Now I have 2 questions to ask all you readers: 1. Which are […]

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