When I say retired people I mean people who do not have any earned income. That means they are dependent on: pension interest and dividends children Well these people have some really tough decisions to make: 1. Where to stay? : I have stayed all my life in Mumbai, now I have a house in […]

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When my young sis Chandra Anil gave up a lucrative job in the Tech space and took up a job in helping kids..we were not surprised. She graduated when Y2K was at its peak..and she told me …’Sorry, tech jobs are boring. How exciting can it get when you change a ddmmyy to ddmmyyyy? Blunt? […]

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Writing one post on ‘why fundamental analysis is difficult?’ is a brave attempt! Very good chance that a few thousand people will call up and REFUTE (which is all right) and many many more may call in to say, there is much more to it. Both are absolutely true. When we got a balance sheet […]

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Subra with so much of volatility, is it worthwhile being in equities? You remember the Rs. 3 lakhs that I put in a fund about 4 years ago is up only about 12% – should I sell it and put it in National Savings Certificate? Market has not been good at all for me. It […]

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Well I have a lot of presence on the web – fb, linkedin, twitter, then the obvious mails…etc. One of the websites I use is ‘moneycontrol’ – for prices and charts…funny thing is a part of my portfolio is there. I keep getting advice as follows: –Cholamandalam is the biggest loser in your portfolio..what should […]

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A friend was investing in a company which was listed about 2-3 years back, and he was about to invest Rs. 20 crores. Not a small sum and he just chatted up with me. He mentioned and asked me whether I knew the company. Sadly,  I did know and did not know anything good about […]

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  If I were Bill Gross, I would have done the same thing….When Bill Gross (the bond Guru?) took a stand that having a bull position in US Governement securities was not a sensible thing to do….I nodded.. He had a big portfolio of government bonds – about 250 billion US $! It is not […]

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