This is not a post about running, but even in the running space, this holds true… There is a very popular note by Dr. Philip Maffetone who says teaching your body to run slowly – and burn fat is more important. So in the long run (since you have more fat deposits in your body) […]
I found a 78 year old man with a very strong balance sheet, but poor P&L account! What does it mean? Well he had a lot of assets – a nice big house which he was not using much, equities, bonds, and of course cash. Life long if you (and me) are brought up saying […]
Hey the US markets were booming in 2007 and it is booming again in 2013. Is there a take away? Is the 2013 boom the same as 2007? is there a learning to be had from the previous time? Well 2008 – the bad news about Europe was surely not in the price. The other […]
I have no clue whether I am good at writing, but I am poor in excel. I have no doubt about that. So when I have a nice calculator idea I had to sit with one of the kids in our office and TEACH personal finance. Sure they have created personal finance trackers, variable […]
You hear often ‘The Rich are getting Richer….’ have you wondered why? The main reasons: a. The power of compounding b. Income far, far greater than expenditure c. Understanding the Wealth Virtuous Cycle d. Ability to take risk e. Deep wealth buckets ensuring no asset class is ever reduced to zero In the real world […]
Ha to be in your 20s and just starting out! You are a newly qualified CA, MBA, Engineer, Graduate…..out in the big bad world and all alone! Welcome to the world of finance. Most of us start life having a very hazy idea of what is finance. Even if you are a CA or a […]
It is really a pleasure to write – I address an audience of 3 million views – from 139 countries. This is not small by any stretch of imagination. However, along with that it means I get mails asking me for help in investing. The questions are more like: – I am 45 years of […]