Whenever there is a talk about investment (greed) or insurance (fear) there are a few statements that I hear, and it does not help at all! Let me elaborate on those statements: 1. You have Colgate? I wish I had bought that share WHEN IT WAS THAT CHEAP! – you can replace Colgate with Hdfc, […]
The blurring lines between what is media and who is selling a product is really painful for the end user. Let us say I was running a website (and my income came from the number of people coming to my site, a.k.a. advertising) I have to say certain things.Imagine a website which says nasty things […]
There are many comments and emails asking me why I am against gold and against real estate. Well I am not against gold, and neither against real estate. However what do you call a market which is completely dependent on new investors bringing their fresh money. Well some people call it a Ponzi scheme. I […]
One thing the unit linked plan vs. mutual fund (I have no clue why there should be such a debate – owners, executives, salesmen, clients – I find are fungible between the 2 businesses!!) argument has done is created a consensus: “Fee based advisory is the cure for all evil”. This brings us to the […]
This is what every channel, magazine, website wants to carry for ‘Easy simple steps to get rich’: Set a goal, quantify your goals, decide on the amount of money for each goal that you can set aside, choose good mutual funds, and hey presto in 5 years you would have achieved your goals….and other goals […]
I have seen this industry since its inception in the private sector. Should I say second birth? Perhaps yes. So here is some nostalgia…..Who are the stakeholders and what are their views: Employees: The employees should be divided into two classes – those who joined in 2001 and those who joined in 2008 and later. […]
This is second in the series of what is an Idr..let us see who are the participants: Main Players: Issuer Company, Overseas Custodian, the domestic depository, and the Registrar and Transfer Agent Issuer company: Foreign Listed Company – i do not know whether there is any quality criteria. The investor gets an exposure to the […]