this is reposted because i have written a sequel to this…and that will appear in a couple of days… When a young enthusiastic kid (she reads the blog and finds it embarrassing if her name is used!) came up to me and said ‘Sir, if I have Rs. 10 crores in my life, I will […]
http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ Taleb’s latest book is a simple book – with a lot of one liners. Debashis Basu told me at about 3pm on a Saturday evening about this book. So by 3.01 the decision to buy the book was taken. After some work I managed to reach Twistntales – a cosy book shop in Aundh […]
Relationship managers never had it so bad! Whatever they do, the client is not happy…and keeps threatening to walk away! Relationship managers have a lot of work to do – and one important job is sales. When they sell…they sell. So they have targets, they must keep talking…and life is really tough.. One important thing […]
Not sure about how many readers will agree with this…but this is my view. There are many problems in India, and surely many, many financial problems…….however I think these are the 3 major problems: a. People underestimating retirement requirements: Many 45 year old people whom I meet underestimate their pension requirement. Not just underestimate, but […]
I have been asked a few times ‘Why do you not write a book on Money – especially for women’ ? This is difficult to answer. There seems to be a stereo type image of a woman needing ‘help’ to manage their money. It may also be a hint that women do not understand finance […]
However is a good list of resolutions that you can make – it is really useful if you made it already, just reiterate it, and follow it! So here it goes 1. I will write down my financial goals – NOW, IMMEDIATELY. 2. I will convert a big portion of my savings into investments – […]
I know this may sound sacrilegious, but the housing loan (mortgage) interest deduction is the most over-rated tax strategy in existence. I constantly hear happy “homeowners“ boasting about how much money they “saved“ with their mortgage interest deduction. Asking your boss to reduce your salary would perhaps have the same effect. If you are in […]