If you ever wanted to know how lobbying works, or how any government loots…read on: The government makes a lot of money by introducing a Security Transaction Tax – paid by all buyers and sellers of equities. This is a fantastic tax – it collects a lot of money and the government has to collect […]
Three questions, same answer! 1. Subra I have been paying an annual premium of Rs. 10,000 for the past 7 years, but the amount accumulated in my ULIP policy is only Rs. 59,000. What should I do with the policy now? My agent tells me the upfront charges which were high have already been paid […]
Let me start by saying: It is not easy! Senior citizens – let us say the senior citizen who has been successful in life and has led a healthy life and is now about 75+ years of age. He / she is simply bored. They may or may not admit, but most of them are […]
‘Hello Subra will you do a post for the Budget?’ Me: No. Media house: Why? Me: The Budget is a media event, NOT what the public want. MH: Subra, everybody wants to know what will happen to the country in the next financial year. Me: Complete nonsense. We are a victim of HABITS. The English […]
Here are 2 organisations working for educating the children….one believes kids need to be fed so that they are educated. take your pick, both do a good job…my job is to point people towards good causes… SeeYourImpact.org: Our trek to Everest Base Camp seeyourimpact.org www.akshayapatra.org
Well I have always wondered about statements like ‘the numbers tell you the story’ or ‘numbers lie’ …well Numbers may not lie, but liars figure a way to present the numbers LIKE THE TRUTH! Let us look at some numbers….Recently I got a post on FB showing the claim settlement ratio of the life insurance […]
Frankly I have no clue about what to expect. However I know what people will say: 1. The FM should raise the taxable exemption limit by at least Rs. 50,000 2. The exemption limit for women should be raised by Rs. 75,000. 3. There should be a separate limit (like 80 C) for repayment of […]