Anne Frank – perhaps the most enduring voice of the World War II – would have turned 80 today. ‘Sadabishekam’ is celebrated as a thanks giving and for a healthy future. Anne Frank’s 80th birthday is worth celebrating because she can never die. Anne Frank is no longer a person. It is a spirit of […]
If you read my blog regularly you must have seen I buy, read and review books. Last week I was at a book exhibition generally lounging. Two incidents at the exhibition were amusing. One lady (well I am terrible at guessing age) wanted to buy books on ‘Dealing in the share market’ – clearly a […]
Very rarely have i done a non finance posting. However there were 2 events which were stunning, so I thought it might interest some of you. It is about fiction being followed by truth. Sony TV carries a program called “Comedy Circus” and I think it is a great program on creativity. They carried one […]
June 6 and 7 (2009) Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, India will see an unique event for the retail investor. Many fund managers – (Nilesh Shah (icici prudential mutual fund), S Nagnath(dsp mutual fund), Madhu Kela (reliance mutual fund), Prashant Jain (hdfc mutual fund), Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (Rare enterprises) – an investor, Sanjoy Bhattacharyya, are all people […]
The average American saves/ invests much lesser than his Chinese or Indian counterpart. Why does this happen? Simply because the American is sure of his ‘Social Security’ – and that his ‘rich’ country will take care of him. Whereas the average Indian or Chinese provides for his own retirement. A good environment, stability, growing income […]
I have a nephew in high school and he had to say a few things about money: 1. I carry money to school, but never lend it to my friends: I am not sure whether I will get it back from them or not, so I do not lend it…..NINJA anyone? 2. I buy things […]
As a financial trainer I train 22 – 35 year olds. Rarely would my class have people senior than this. However as a financial consultant and speaker at public gatherings, I do come across a lot of senior citizens and these are the issues that they face: 1. My son is in the Middle East […]