In the year 2000 when the life insurance industry started and the BPO industry was booming there was a serious shortage of people in the financial services industry. So people were plucked from almost all other industries. Zerox, Canon, Eureka Forbes were regularly raided for sales people. FMCG companies were raided for marketing people and […]
Well many people call me ‘negative’ (no I am not cribbing, just observing). Let me tell you why. I have a lot of respect for Madhu Kela and just as much as for Sunil Singhania. In fact SS (in my limited knowledge) seems to be the only senior fund manager prepared for the impact of […]
Meter Jam in Mumbai is actually a concept. If you are the consumer, you need to assert your rights. I sincerely hope that all consumers in all aspects come under such a ‘Meter Jam’. For example one senior journalist was trying to open a brokerage account (without opening a demat account and a bank account […]
No, I am not saying this as a joke. Just imagine doing anything in this country is tough. Those of you who were around may remember Vasanth Sathe being criticised by the Left (the Left and Mamta have opposed everything including NPS) for suggesting we should have colour tv. The media also joined in (as […]
this is of course the theme of my book…actually somebody suggested say ‘under $ 1 a day’…. on Saturday (7th) and Sunday (8th) – 5pm watch Cnbc Awaaz – I am talking with Gaurika Chaudhari about the power of investing such a small amount BUT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME…it is a program on […]
In poorer locations dreams are sold. If you are in Eastern UP or Bihar, it is the ‘Mumbai dream’. In David Copperfield it was ‘London streets are paved with gold’ …well all over the world it is the ‘American Dream’. It is no longer a dream. It is a nightmare. The average American is surely […]
Ten years ago it took some courage to stick to Hdfc mutual fund. They had one scheme called Hdfc Growth fund and it did reasonably well. However it was seen more as a debt fund house rather than as an Equity fund house. In 2003 Hdfc Mutual fund took over Zurich Mutual fund – and […]