Do you think you are a workaholic? Is this a question that you can answer honestly? Is there a measuring stick to say whether you are a workaholic or not? Let me try to answer this question based on what John Naish others have said on the said subject. I know doctors who are so […]
Diwali is not the only time that one gets gifts. New year is a good time too! Giveaways, gifts, freebies, promos, diaries, calendars. Every year around this time, it pours in: the pens with corporate logos, chocolates, pendrives, etc. etc. The Christian name of all this is: Bribe. Subtle or otherwise. “Just a pen, Subra” …Just […]
How deep rooted is this malaise called mis-selling in banks. I am tempted to tell you a story. A friend had come to India – NRI from Down Under. His father insisted that he go to the bank to meet the bank manager. Bank manager started pitching ULIP with 40% returns. Friend politely refused. Banker […]
Women were groped and harassed in the IT city of Bengaluru. – News item. Now this article is not about the incident, but how each one of us will describe it. Remember, the person repeating the story can (will) add some masala to it, and make it look like a story where EVERYBODY except he […]
I was asked to speak on ‘Impact of Demonetisation on the Wealth Game’. I did not like the word ‘Game’ so I said ‘Wealth Business’ and I also said ‘nothing changes in the Wealth business’ EVER. The short term actions which consume all our energy and attention, are just a slight bump or dip in […]
As organisations we need to classify people into buckets so that we can cater to them. For example mutual funds and life insurance companies classify distributors into different classes based ONLY ON THE amount of assets they manage. I have always felt that a person who has Rs. 400 crores from 23 clients is very […]
Predicting equity markets is not possible. Well, more than not possible, it is not necessary. Should we try it, at all or is it just a waste of effort and time. Well I can argue both ways, and for 99% of the investors, trying to guess the market direction and speed is completely unnecessary. However, […]