A few days ago I did a War and Personal finance, here is the sequel… Whenever I see the portfolio of an army person I am reminded of Napolean’s quote: “He who defends everything defends nothing” – or something to this effect. Give me the portfolio of an army man and I will be able […]

Take an example of HDFC Equity, with it’s great history and PJ stature, performance in last couple of years makes it a candidate to get rid of (especially more when you know you can switch to better performing Franklin India Prima Plus). One Mr. Abhir posted this on my blog a few days ago. I […]

It is fairly obvious that Patanjali has now got good traction. If it is headed to Rs. 10,000 crores in turn over it is obviously a big enough brand for the Colgate, HUL, etc. to sit up and take notice. Patanjali is selling for 3 main reasons – one is that people think it is […]

I had done a post asking people what is confusing about retirement – about 17 people asked for some clarification on my blog. Those who asked on FB or wassup..will have to wait..longer!! Here is the first installment… here are my worries – what to do if your wife is not at all ready to […]

You were in your 20s you passed your exams, got your degrees, and started life. Of course if you were from a middle class family you heard things like – you must save, you must buy a house, car, ….blah blah… How does it get different in your 30s? False promises come home to roost: […]

There are many many articles in the media which are accurate, perfect and have no takeaways. Look at some of the articles that I have written… ‘Conflict of Interest’ – this was regarding the structuring of the mutual fund and life insurance businesses. Or if I make a statement like “none of the mutual funds […]

  read the whole speech and see if he has said anything bad or damaging to the government…   http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-full-text-raghuram-rajan-s-speech-at-nibm-convocation-pune-2204297