The financial media tells you certain things…and many people in the finance business actually believe this. Stop believing this nonsense, it does not matter…in your wealth journey… We the pundits can know everyday why the market has gone up or down: Absolute nonsense. The US gurus are still trying to find out why the market […]

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this i got from the net….an amazing con job…there is NO SHORTAGE of fooling schemes…because there is no shortage of people who will fall for such schemes…

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If you saw pictures of ‘famous’ people born in the early to mid 1800s you saw them with long beards. Till of course 1900. When 7 o’clock, and other brands of blades had to be marketed, they told you (very convincingly) that beards were gross. It worked. Gillette is the biggest beneficiary of course. Then […]

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For the ordinary military person, NOT FAILING in his financial second innings is step one. Most military people are not psychologically, physically or financially ready for a post defense services life. They have been protected and have led a very insulated life. They are trustworthy, lead an uncomplicated life, they get a salary which cannot […]

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Assuming for a minute that you come from a rich family, these steps might sound odd, but these are  nice steps to take…see if you can do them… Visualize that you are rich: you are rich by the thoughts that you have, damn the excel sheet. So go and Visualize that you are rich. You […]

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When we were young and we got a priest to do the pooja (or when I started doing it myself)..it would end with the following aashirvaad…. “Dhanam, dhanyam, pashum, bahuputralabham, shatha samvatsaram dirghamayuhu”. This of course is from the Suktams…a part of the Vedas..and it crudely translates to wealth, food to eat, cattle, many children, […]

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This actually started off as a talk to retiring military / defense people, but I realized that there are many people who do not negotiate their salary! Here is my take: You cannot afford to wait for your boss to find out that you are a great worker and increase your salary. Mathematically, in a […]

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