These days it has become fashionable to do articles on “investment myth busting”. Since I cannot claim to have started this myth, I need not end it either. Let us examine them slowly (One is what we can handle in one day) Myth 1: Stock market investments will always outperform bonds and fixed-return avenues in […]
About 4 years ago I was offerred the job of an Internal Auditor in a leading life insurance company. I did not seriously consider that option because I realised that the role would be that of a faithful dog. You had to stand in front of the Board and say things are just fine. It […]
A few days back I had posted some financial resolutions. I had promised to do a follow up on the same. Here is the first part of the promise. The resolution no. 1 was: I will write down my financial goals. I am sure, you are thinking Oh My God, this is boring. Sure. Success […]
As the equity markets have fallen 50% in this calendar year, 2009 markets have to be up! How appealing – and could it be wrong? You bet it can be. I am a little cramped for data – I have the March ending indices and just ran through it. It is not true at all […]
Copy from Satyam’s Audited accounts. No comments, only an extract fyi. If you thought frauds start with greed, I agree. If you think you can lie with your mouth open, AND with your mouth closed, I agree. Here is a nice extract, read on and conclude why the BOD kept quite. I am not commenting […]
If you were to look at the list of people who have lost money with Madoff, it is awesome and stunning! Many of the victimes are the usual suspects – your banks who claim they can do a good job of managing your money, many big fund advisors, and a whole host of celelbrities! Instead […]
Since everybody was now talking of Corporate Governance, I decided to see what it actually means. Well Wikipedia defines corporate governance as follows: Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed, administered or controlled. Corporate Governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders […]