A friend with pots of money wanted to invest in RE. So he went to a Mid sized mid Mumbai builder (for So Bo people Worli is not So Bo)…and asked for the price of a flat..he was told Rs. 18 for a flat. He saw a few flats and did not revert to the […]

If somebody says “I will teach you to invest like Warren Buffett” – you need to take it with a pinch of salt. Mukesh Ambani, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, ARE NOT FUND MANAGERS. They are business managers who do a lot of things – many right and some wrong. Obviously they have made a lot […]

How many of you are hoping to get 17% on Gilt funds this year also? I am not saying whether it is possible or it is not possible, just asking. I have known only one thing – a year of 17% return is rarely FOLLOWED by a 17% year…and that is exactly why even in […]

In the 1960s MBA was considered as a new degree and was not very popular…and it was just finding its feet. However it very quickly established itself and became popular. And like all popular things people started copying! The IIM was the place where you could do your MBA – but then clones started appearing […]

Dr. P. N. Singh Centre For HRD announces: 3rd Repeat ONE DAY PROGRAM…PFP: Personal Financial Planning By Mr. P. V. Subramanyam On June 14, 2015 (Sunday); Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Contents: • Need for financial planning • Financial Goal Setting • Concepts • Products – for retirement and tax planning • How to […]

I have been asked this question for over 30 years…and have wondered ..why people cannot invest Rs. 500? or Rs. 5000? For many people this is a very fair question..and therefore they do not think of investing till they have “a big sum like Rs. 400,000” – like Mr. Panch asked me. And I am […]

Morningstar is carrying an article of mine…for advisers….   http://www.morningstar.in/posts/33146/how-advisers-can-build-a-better-relationship-with-their-clients.aspx