I know I might get lynched if I answer this with a straight, clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ but that will mean I will be going away from my trademark style of just asking questions. So let me not answer this question at all. Let me just tell you things from my experience and why I […]

What is Income? and what is Increase in Net worth?  Well when a company earns money it reduces depreciation from its Profit and Loss account, and pays taxes and the balance is used to increase its reserves. Assuming it pays no dividend, the NPAT (Net profit after taxes) is added to its reserve and its […]

What does the RE (real estate) industry want from the finance ministry? I mean..will they ever, ever stop asking for favors? My view: the government should scrap section 24 – interest on money borrowed to buy a house should not be allowed as a deduction. Period. 80C should be made more crowded – allow repayment […]

Every article which starts by asking ‘do you need a financial consultant, or planner….’ is written by a person who is pitching for a financial advisory business. – this is not my statement, but a statement made by the editor of a finance website/magazine. The problem is, it is the truth. Let us see the […]

What a nice article, well thought of and well articulated…the Bull fight is a show of virility and it is the virile people who attracted the best resources..and Jallikattu is a fight for resources. Well said .. here read the article here http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/bullfight-at-davos-116012201464_1.html

Market volatility leads to a bear market and we are either already in one or we will head towards one. Are we in a bear market? Well technically speaking when the market is 25% down from its peak it is said to be in a bear market. So if you take 30,000 Sensex as the […]

Price Earning Ratio is one of the easiest ratios to calculate  and compare so people think it is easy to understand. Unfortunately it is not. One of the important reasons of a PE difference is the market perception about a company. So a company which is growing well, and is profitable will get a higher […]