I recently saw a post which said ‘Alert Investors already know about ULIPs’. Amazing half truth :). Once upon a time Arun Shourie said “In India what you say depends on where you sit”. This is so amazingly true – look at the Women’s Bill. BJP says it supports the bill, Congress says it wants […]
Many people have heard or read about diversification but may not be aware of what it really means. Here is an attempt. One girl came up to me and said I need to invest in ELSS (equity linked saving scheme) for saving some Income tax what should I do. I suggested Hdfc Tax Saver and […]
I have not been able to answer this question for myself – forget answering this question for others. There are 2 big company CEOs who constantly have their portfolios reviewed by me – the equity portion of it. One of them is in financial services. There are 3 fund managers who talk to me at […]
There are some changes happening in the life insurance industry! Some leadership positions are changing hands. The coming in of a new Managing Director in Hdfc Standard Life Insurance has had its impact perhaps…or it is just the old favorite Hdfc Bank pushing its sales force and getting some rocking numbers for Feb and March? […]
I had to speak at a Church (Parish) in Mumbai on Investing. In a religious gathering it was necessary to keep in mind what the scriptures said about investing. So the topic I chose was ‘Scriptures and investing’. The Christian community is quite conspicuous in its absence in the financial services field – especially in […]
“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or grass grow. If you want excitement take $ 800 and go to Las Vegas.” This is what Paul Sameulson the Nobel Laurete Economist from US had to say. In the Indian context I tell my students and my clients if you want a “kick” – […]
This story was told to me in the Indigo flight from Delhi to Mumbai by one of India’s good trainers – and a super story teller. Surprising that he has not thought of ‘Story telling as a therapy’ as a career. His name is Samir Parekh. If you are wondering what is the connection, here […]