I normally do not put such quotes on my blog. But Marc Faber’s comment about the bailout was just too good. So here it is: “Dr Marc Faber, the investment guru commented on the American Economy as “The federal government is sending us a $600 rebate. If we spend that money at Walmart, that money […]

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Many people have asked me “Should I keep all my money IN CASH – is it the best asset class at this time? So, I have been struggling to answer this question..and have instead said this – Cash is surely one alternative – but please remember there is a huge amount of risk in terms […]

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· Right of “Proportionate Beneficial Ownership” · Right of timely services · Unit holders entitled to receive dividend warrants within 30 days of date of declaration Unit holders have right to payment of interest at 15% p.a. in the event of failure on the part of Mutual fund to dispatch redemption proceeds within ten working […]

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Mutual fund regulatory environment REGULATORS IN INDIA · SEBI – The capital markets regulators also regulates the mutual funds in India. SEBI requires all mutual funds to be registered with them. SEBI issues guidelines for all mutual funds operations – investment, accounts, expenses etc. · RBI as supervisor of banks owned mutual funds – As […]

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For many of us who sell life insurance, we dread the call from the client’s nominee asking for a claim form, do we not? However, do we expect a call from a client to say “Thanks for the term life insurance that I took from you last year, I am alive, but am happy to […]

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One question on the top of everybody’s mind is of course “When will the markets recover?”. That is not just a difficult question to answer, but at best is a wild guess. However, the fun of prediction is to occasionally get it right! The market is a cruel barometer of corporate performance. In the preceding […]

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Many people know that Saraswathi (Saraswati) is the Goddess of Learning. Learning of course is important. On google you will find a lot of articles which say “what i learnt from Warren Buffet”, “what I learnt from Peter Lynch” or what I learnt from Rakesh Jhunjhunwala” or “what I learnt from Charles Munger” or “What […]

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