Charity for me has always been charity related to kids, and preferably related to education. When i see organizations like akshayapatra, Isha Vidya, Aid India,..I am amazed at the kind of work that they do. It is humbling to see (for example) akshayapatra fed a million plus kids a day (million is just a statistic). […]
What is a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)? An SIP is simply; a method of investing a fixed sum, regularly, in a mutual fund. It is very similar to regular saving schemes like a recurring deposit. An SIP allows you to buy units on a given date each month, so you can implement an investment / […]
Book review of ‘Retire Rich- Invest Rs. 40 a day’ The best thing I liked about this book review is it was written by a very smart 21 year old (she is not yet 22). Her dad felt she could have done a far better job (she is far more talented and this does not […]
Unless it hurts the leaders…they do not feel the pain. If they do not feel the pain they cannot deliver good solutions. In the financial services industry…the leaders are not feeling the pain of mis-selling, of other mistakes…and it is difficult to give good leadership to people… Read on about leadership and pain read on […]
Who is smarter – the Gujju taxi driver of New York or the Heads of American and European banks? You guessed it…here is a joke.. A naked woman got into a cab late night….the driver kept staring at her without starting the cab. The woman got irked and asked ‘Have you not seen a naked […]
Are you in Denial mode regarding your retirement financial needs? I cannot comment for every one, but too many people I meet are in denial about their financial needs for retirement. Most of us do not want to accept that we will buy 3-4 washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, maybe about 2-5 cars, at least […]
If it was as rosy as the media projects…why is it that the whole Indian population does not become an agent? Well there are reasons: 1. Agents get treated badly: Agents for any product are seen as an unnecessary evil – and every body makes an attempt to get rid of them! Even if he […]