Many people have wondered how to build an investing community. Most of these ‘builders’ would have some motive to build such communities – normally to sell a product or a service. However, over the past 2 years or thereabouts there has been a silent movement …one of them is Asan Ideas for Wealth. This is […]

When you speak to fund managers – especially working in big fund houses, you realize that some of them are jealous of us as individual shareholders!! Let us look at some of the cribs from a guy I met recently: – individuals do not have to deal with trustees and directors (absolutely true: In this […]

There are many symptoms of a failing business – and to find the ’cause’ and ‘effect’ is not easy at all. Here is an attempt based on knowing about 2 dozen entrepreneurs – many successful, and a few failed ones. Sadly there is not enough research about these failed guys who had to be supported […]

By now Deepak Khosla’s case in Delhi High court has been splashed in all papers…and of course the net also has the details. I am not here to argue about the merits of the case. Does not matter…but let us look at the Ordinary Citizen – means you and me. I have been asked the […]

Why do companies fail to do well in business? There are many reasons, but here let me give you my observations: 1. Making a product which NOBODY wants: the management will tell you we were overpriced, we were too early for our times, we did not have the right channel, etc. etc. but largely if […]

According to two experts who came on Television on 29-Dec- 2014, the following shares will out do the Sensex: Sbi, Icici, Maruti, HUL, Infosys …..not sure if you guys want to go with this list. I have Hul and none of the others. Will live with my portfolio, thanks. My Nbfc / banking bets are Hdfc […]

1. If you wish to accumulate wealth through investing, please realize that the investing pot comes from giving up consumption – in the initial stages at least. If that hurts, wealth accumulation is very difficult. 2. If you or your somebody else in the family spends money to show off you are not likely to […]