So when you are worried about the ‘growth’ shares you should invest in dividend oriented shares or in dividend yield funds. Right? Wrong, well at least partially wrong. If you think you will get rid of your bank fixed deposit yielding 9%p.a. and invest in an equity share that yields 6% p.a. (and hoping […]
In 2008, GE was desperately calling the US Finance secretary to say ‘we are about to default’ AiG was bailed out so that Goldman Sachs could be saved AiG was paying its traders (hold your breath 30% of Revenue) for bringing deals, mind you not a %age of profits, but gross revenue JP Morgan, Morgan […]
If you have a lot of money and can afford many things, life is great – Economics. If you have a lot of choice, it adds stress – Psychology. Walk into a typical wedding I attend, the range of food that is available normally numbs me. One of the weddings had a FULL range […]
The simple art of writing an astrology column or appearing on television is to write in a way that you say nothing. Let us take some typical lines (in astrology): -those who are single will find somebody attractive to spend your life with. – business travel could be difficult, take care of your health. – […]
The more I write and the more I communicate with people new to finance, the more I realise the need to ‘de-jargonise’. However I am also convinced that if you need to use your money, it is necessary for you to learn simple words like inflation. With Wikipedia, Investopedia and Google around, I do not […]
i have a core portfolio – and a small trading portfolio. The amount allocated to the trading portfolio has not changed in the past 4-5 years. Take a bow, Ratan Tata, Tata Motors back to the Jewel position in your crown… In the recent past i had added Tata Motors (dvr), Cholamandalam Investment, Divis […]
Well none of us know what next…but let us look at the crystal ball: – we are at 16,200 on the sensex as I write this post. Do not rule out a 25% jump in about 12 months time – which is more than 3 years yield in the debt market. – we all knew […]