Is this a question that has bothered you? or like everybody who follows the media think that you should have retirement plans well funded so that you can ‘retire’ at………….what ever age? Let us look at the Indian situation. Most Indian men will not know what to do once they retire (women readers please comment!!). […]
When a rich person (when I say rich I mean a person with a level of net worth – not a level of spending) spends frugally – is he being miserly or being sensible? Frankly I do not know and do not really worry about what other people think – but to me many of […]
The Facebook IPO is obviously too hot and something that everybody will watch. It is like a MJ release – you cannot ignore it. However the question is: Will it be the next Microsoft? Well not really sure – but MS grew AFTER it went public. In case of FB the client acquisition is already […]
Hrishikesh Mukherjee made about 50 films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Namak Haraam – films that I can see again and again and again…and I still cannot call him the best. Dev Anand and Nav Ketan films made Taxi Driver, Guide, Jewel Thief,….et al. Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420, Aan, Jis […]
in today’s Business Line there is a brilliant article about the film industry. Just replace the word ‘film industry’ by ‘financial services’ and YOU have the same story happening. Obviously i am too junior in the hierarchy, and will respect the food chain. Grass cannot (does not need to) argue with the Tiger or Lion…read […]
Every day I get mails, calls …or friends who say ‘a friend got this offer…’ Most of the deals on offer look and feel like a rip off. Sometimes a complete rip off. Let us look at some of them! ‘Sir you know ULIPs are bad and expensive, so our company has decided to […]
Does every business have to be profitable? To the common man, yes! Not true, not true, not true at all! Many people do businesses to: – keep themselves busy – to show to the world that they are doing a big business – hoping to make money 10 years, 20 years or 30 years later! […]