Are interest rates going up or going down? Very this is a trillion dollar questions at all points in time is it not? Well I did put in some money into the SBI bond issue – and was pleasantly surprised to see the limit was raised to Rs. 500,000 per application in the retail segment. […]
I have been in the markets for a real long time. As a friend says when we entered the market flying was considered dangerous and sex was considered safe! I started learning about something called PRICE-DIVIDEND RATIO. I was told dividends are the only thing that a small investor knows for real, so he should […]
Once upon a time long, long ago I used to be a fan of Ayn Rand’s books! This must have been circa 1980 when I was a student and believed that there is a perfect world…and it exists in the world occupied by the White Man. It was a time when it was easy to […]
Somewhere in the web world is fantastic CV of a man the world loves – that of Dr Manohan Singh! There seems to be no question about his integrity, his intelligence, simplicity, etc. However, this does not mean he need not stand up to people who are benefiting from his silence! The scams did not […]
There is a lot of things that Western Economies – both European and American economies can learn from the Asian economies. Now if a few Indians were to say that – or Chinese economists were to say that, hmmm the big guys may be offended. However there is one of ‘them’ saying it…and loudly…nice to […]
If you do not understand the basics of a subject..statistics do not help you. So if you do not understand investing..it becomes easy for the salesman to tell you a story..with numbers.. If you understand cricket you will appreciate the examples: Inzamam Ul haq.. has a better batting average than Sachin Tendulkar in New Zealand. […]
Recently saw a ‘reputed’ group promoted life insurance company treat its employees shabbily. Norms were made to sack people. So a large scale sacking happened. When the large scale recruitment and branch opening was happening we were at the side lines saying ‘chuckle, chuckle…’ Now we cannot say chuckle, chuckle,…because a few thousand jobs have […]