There are at least 10-15 doctors who read my blog…many comment, many do not. Here is a comment from one of the doctors…since it was long, I decided to put it as a separate post…Actually it reflects my view..but I guess this doc is younger than me 🙂   Your article is a pet […]

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Most of us eat a lot of refined carbohydrates, and white sugar. White bread, white rice, sugar etc. are all processed foods and the processing is a process of removing all the nutrients in the food! God gave us potatoes, we made fries. God gave us sugarcane, we created white sugar. Cane and other fruits […]

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When we say Narendra Modi…people talk of riots. Those who want to talk about the riots can go to the Ndtv blog…here is an out and out sales talk…NM’s interview… http://www.narendramodi.in/news/news_detail/1687 no comments..but the numbers are speaking loud are they not?      

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The slowdown in the economy, SEBI and IRDA never ending and ever changing regulations, falling margins, better opportunities elsewhere….are all reasons why the agents seem to be consolidating. Many wealth oriented people are hoping that the clients will understand the need for Medical and Life cover insurance. Typically my suggestion is for people to buy […]

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Well, one equities dealer was caught with his hand in the till….he is said to have benefited by Rs. 2 crores. Hdfc Trustee company has been fined Rs. 55 lakhs. The structure of an amc is such that the Trustees are responsible to certify that the internal processes are fine and working. Obviously it was […]

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The Central Government has something called a fiscal deficit. This has to be funded. The market borrowing of the Central Government is met by issuing dated securities (called G Sec) and 364 day Treasury Bills. This is normally done by issue of a slew of G Secs, T bills, by holding auctions. Money is raised […]

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this appeared last week in MoneyControl…. Investment in turbulent times! The market has gone nowhere in the past 4 years. When your financial planner / relationship manager / advisor told you that equities are for the long run he/she also said ‘long run’ means more than one year, correct? Well you invested when the index […]

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