Suzie Orman runs a popular program in the US of A which is simply titled “Can I afford it?” wherein people call in to ask “Can I afford a second hand Mercedes which costs me $ 45,000?”. Then Suzie sizes up the situation checking up whether the person has some money in her/his savings account, […]
Principles are fixed, and can be written on stone. Here are some of them (nothing original, I can assure you). Some you will find in books by Branson, Rhonda Byrne, Buffett, ….Trump. However you may not find all of these in one place ..So here it is: 1. To be prosperous you have to believe […]
Make that first investment; waiting is costing you a bomb! After every lecture on financial planning, I get many requests for information from, young people just starting out in life. Regardless of their age, people do realize that a little upfront planning and action can put them ahead of the game. Therefore, here is what […]
I had done this post long ago..sometime in July, 2009, when I met Prakash Mundhra for a Television discussion with Prakash Mundhra..about his investments. Today I am repeating this post…’cause it is worth reading about 🙂 Normally the MBAs I meet are the ones who start looking for a job by the time they are […]
This is the third time this post is being put up…largely because there is a pressure group which asks me to put this up again..am not promising that it will be the last time either…so please read on: Life, wealth, milk and ghee. Have you wondered what is the connection between creating a portfolio, ghee, […]
The MBA must be a very good degree – there is so much demand and so many colleges are creating them! I am sure all of you MBAs who are reading this will agree I have never spoken about the degree…well, there is always a first time! There are some brilliant solutions that I have […]
The headline of this posting is so great that it may take all of us a long time to understand it. It was said by..Mahatma Gandhi a.k.a Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Bapuji. Just reflect on this line – it is so true. If you are a vegetarian no amount of coaxing can bring water to […]