It is customary to say ‘Indians are under insured’ see the Americans. Of course right. Indians are under insured – says who? the Insurance industry! Remember WB saying ‘never ask the barber whether you need a haircut’. L O L. So is it true that Indians are under-insured? The answer is not so easy. Indians […]
Chartered Accountants, Company secretaries,….and others who are responsible for the MCA filing have to learn a new tool/ skill. the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) has said that it is compulsory for certain companies (have done a separate post on who are liable to file).. But first thing first..if you need an overview of XBRL […]
J Dey was a journalist – and I believe he studied in Fatima High School, Vidyavihar, my alma mater too! While switching channels between Discovery and Music India..i happened to hit a news channel. They announced that the Mumbai Police has cracked the case, Chotta Rajan’s henchmen killed J Dey and the sharp shooters have […]
I could have written a long article or just said…’I have said it so many times’…! There is no great secret to investing in volatile times. Imagine the situation of a person who is doing a Recurring Deposit in a bank…does he/she think what are the interest rates prevailing? No. He just does his RD. […]
I had a long, funny and sometimes heated discussion with an equity analyst. Not that he is a great analyst – nor is he a bad one. However like most fund managers he believes ‘equity returns are a function of timing’. He says…’see if you had invested Rs. 100 in the index in 1980, it […]
Some companies in India are more equal than others. Sahara is one such case. No clue about what they do. They can show a thumb to RBI, go to the Supreme Court over a matter, scare the regulator into taking action,…. Congrats to SEBI for passing the order – surely Sahara will say the matter […]
You think from your age of 50 till your age of 60 years you will earn well and be able to invest aggressively for your retirement. Then tragedy strikes. You are forced to give up your job to look after an ailing parent. Or a sibling. Or perhaps a sibling. Will you give up your […]