“Americans love free trade” this is the image they try to keep creating. When it comes to India, China, etc. the Americans want full and unconditional access to their markets. So American Insurance providers, banks, retail…all of them want to come to sell. However when it comes to their own markets they protect it with […]
I deal with a couple of banks, a brokerage account, couple of mutual funds, the mandatory 5-6 email accounts…and some other places which require passwords. It is a nightmare about which password to use…- feel secure in the fact that the password cannot be broken, and more importantly can be stored in the cell phone […]
Tuesday landed in Chennai…8am and left 9.15pm…impressed with Kingfisher leaving on time in the night flight..Breakfast and dinner at Saravana Bhavan..thanks to Fasttrack taxi packed a lot of meetings. Loved the Chennai geography that allowed meeting with fund houses, service providers, lunch with a regulator, an animated meeting with the members of a Chamber of […]
Ok the best offer for investing my money I have is about 12%p.a. – a transaction which gives me security, but not all of you can palette! No I am not taking the offer…because I have money for 10 years plus..and that in my mind is equity money. Am I worried about a fall in […]
Most people work to earn money. In fact I used to start my training brochure by saying if “99% of us work to earn money…why do we not make our money work?” But Sachin is beyond money. He is just the epitome of concentration and it is his ATTITUDE towards life that is worth singing […]
Sir what can I do…the rents are too high? Many kids ask me this question…and I am amazed how this city of opportunities also finds answers to this question. First of all the high real estate prices in this city is keeping the rents high. However (luckily) there are no restrictions on the number of […]
I have always asked myself this question: Why do people work? Money, Fame, Success, Recognition…? – frankly all this is just an outward manifestation, is it not? We work to feel good about ourselves.Simple feel good factor. We have to like the place, the people, the atmosphere, ….in short we have to be happy at […]