OK Thailand is not in the same category as Greece and Portugal..but if the Red Shirts continue…then the recovery of Thailand will take a beating… Feels good to say …’I said it here first’….as channels would have said..see my posting of 22nd April. The White Man had NOT PRICED in the default or even the […]

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Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (CIFCO) has done a great deal from the shareholders point of view. They had brought in DBS as a partner by issuing fresh shares to them at Rs. 140 a share. Now DBS has exited at Rs. 90 per share. It looks unfair on DBS but the relationship was […]

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http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ Happy Sankrant, Happy Pongal, Happy Lori……in short if you are from the West of the country, North of the country, or South of the country, happy new year!! For the Tamilians, Puthandu Nal Vazthugal…!! Continuing yesterdays post…assets that protect you against inflation…. Real Estate Traditionally real estate has been considered a very effective hedge […]

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this is a part of the inflation story in Moneymantra…. Well there are two things to understand – inflation hurts only in the long run. If you have an expenditure coming up in the next 2 years inflation should not be a bother. However if you are looking at the longer run – say upwards […]

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When a salesman (by whatever name called – Financial Consultant, certified financial consultant, financial advisor, relationship manager, etc.) he feels he should get more commission than what he is currently getting. However, his immediate manager (from the manufacturer’s side or in his own company) feels – I helped him, so I deserve more credit. The […]

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I deal with ‘Mature and old’ organisations as well as new organizations. Here are some observations regarding some of the so called ‘successful’ mature organisations: Most of them need some rejuvenation if they have to still remain alive. They largely rest on their laurels.  Some of them have terribly performing subsidiaries which have no claim […]

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