What does the RE (real estate) industry want from the finance ministry? I mean..will they ever, ever stop asking for favors? My view: the government should scrap section 24 – interest on money borrowed to buy a house should not be allowed as a deduction. Period. 80C should be made more crowded – allow repayment […]

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Every article which starts by asking ‘do you need a financial consultant, or planner….’ is written by a person who is pitching for a financial advisory business. – this is not my statement, but a statement made by the editor of a finance website/magazine. The problem is, it is the truth. Let us see the […]

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What a nice article, well thought of and well articulated…the Bull fight is a show of virility and it is the virile people who attracted the best resources..and Jallikattu is a fight for resources. Well said .. here read the article here http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/bullfight-at-davos-116012201464_1.html

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Market volatility leads to a bear market and we are either already in one or we will head towards one. Are we in a bear market? Well technically speaking when the market is 25% down from its peak it is said to be in a bear market. So if you take 30,000 Sensex as the […]

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Price Earning Ratio is one of the easiest ratios to calculate  and compare so people think it is easy to understand. Unfortunately it is not. One of the important reasons of a PE difference is the market perception about a company. So a company which is growing well, and is profitable will get a higher […]

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When you have been in the Investment field for a long time you see a lot of people who have done a great job with their money, and also a lot of people who have no clue from where their next meal will come from. Let me do yet another post on the mistakes! Panic […]

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Yesterday I said I am not a Modi fan because he has not done much in 2 years. However having seen 3-4 Board Room battles I know how difficult it is for a person not very good in communication to fight, EVEN IF HE/SHE was right. We had one rich trader who was never accepted […]

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