Many people send me their portfolio and ask me to review it. These are the tell tale signs of a losing portfolio: 1. People who brag about their ‘success’ : One person who was so proud of his investment in one particular scheme. He said it had given him a 32% CAGR over the past […]
One professor of a college wrote into a leading personal finance magazine: “I do not agree with you…Equity is not a great investment. The Sensex started in 1978 at a base of 100 and in 2007 reached 20,700. This means 207%. Now this means it has given a CAGR (think compounding!) of 6.9%. We could […]
When a friend who has Rs. 3 crores of aum says I need to create an income stream for my parents what do you do? worry about the loss of aum? suggest a MIP with 10% equities or tell the truth – the Senior Citizens Saving Yojana – now made convenient by being able to […]
Most business people pay lip service to education and training. If you are a business man and know your business well you still need to learn about money. You need to be updated about HR. What about logistics? – really the works. Ask a group of business people if they’d be willing to attend a […]
Caller: Mr. Subra I am happy you have taken my call…I am 73 years of age and have about 98% of my net worth in equity.. Me: My GOD! Sir I am aghast ..how can you have all your net worth in equities alone..it is too risky do you not know? Caller: Sir I did […]
I was stunned when a guy whom I was interviewing said: “Sir Real Estate Prices DO NOT GO DOWN..I have been in the markets for 5 years, and in Navi Mumbai where I have been doing Loan against Property sourcing, I have not seen real estate prices come down, EVER”. Another student/ candidate said: “Sir […]
There are some loose cannon balls out there at the regulators place who are hell bent on letting blood flow… The mutual fund industry in India was anyway a top 8 cities, institutional phenomena. However the retail portion was serviced by a huge army of advisers and employees of AMCs. You should meet the Indian […]