These are some of the queries that I receive – most of them asking me ‘Should I invest in equities’ or EVEN ‘Why do YOU say I should invest in equities’. Let me first list the questions: 1. Will the next 20 years be the same as the 20 years that have gone by? 2. […]
– Markets are in a turmoil, you should be investing in ‘safe’ assets that give guaranteed returns like ppf, nsc, bank fixed deposits. – Do not sell all your equities, but do put some money in debt instruments, it is safe – Do not worry about sector specific investments, but the sectors to be avoided […]
Hi my definition of a youngster – for this post – is those people born say 1980 and later. This post was triggered by a comment on the annuities post. Let me enumerate: 1. Most of these people started their working lives say from 2002 onwards. So from 2002 to 2007 they were told by […]
Today (Saturday 12 May) 3.30pm and 8pm(repeat telecast) and Sunday 1pm and 9pm in case you decide to watch Cnbc Awaaz…you can see a program called Pehredar…Priyanka Sambhav hosts the show…. today it is a case of ‘mis-selling’ by Met Life Insurance agent. My views…I will do a story a little later on…
Real estate prices are rarely rational! It is just that there is not enough information available in a well organized manner, and people are resistant to change. Take a city like Mumbai. It is impossible to set up a barber shop, an inexpensive eatery (I mean selling dosa at Rs. 50), a general practice or […]
Recently when a friend asked me what are the risks in unit linked plans…I said Well Max New York Life has started a campaign saying “Our agents are different”..well I wish they say this to the client BEFORE the client signs up: Sir the following risks exist in a Unit linked Plan: 1. Buying […]
Mostly people tell you ‘I bought a house for Rs. 50 lakhs’. Great. A house is rarely just the cost that the broker told you when you bought the house. Have you seen what are the associated costs? Cost of the house is Rs. 50 lakhs. Assuming you did not have any money for down […]