So many people have asked me this question, in so many conditions, that I really do not know what to say! I have replied to this in many ways, so let me try one more. The simple answer is NO. However like most human beings you may want a more complex answer, right? There […]

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  When you have lived long enough on the planet, you have one great thing – the ability to look back.  Obviously I can look back on investing and can look back about 33 years – when I started. It is also the same age as the relationship with my friend / philosopher / guide […]

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Well none of us know what next…but let us look at the crystal ball: – we are at 16,200 on the sensex as I write this post. Do not rule out a 25% jump in about 12 months time – which is more than 3 years yield in the debt market. – we all knew […]

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The Sundaram Mutual ad is giving reasons – ‘Why investors love our dividend policy’….3. They say to pay dividends, funds must BOOK profits. This is true, but how does the fund house know whether I need the cash today or after 5 months? Do they know that I am a 23 year old hoping to […]

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Whenever the receptionist in our office wears a pink dupatta, equity markets go up by at least 50 points. I have no clue whether you would buy shares based on something like this. However, now I am being offered shares of Talwalkar (the fitness people) priced at a price-earning ratio of 44. The logic? Subra, […]

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