On 9th April at 3.30 pm and on 10th April at 4.30pm Cnbc will telecast a program co-produced with NSE. This is a program on basic investing and I said the same simple things…start investing, compounding will work, gold is a commodity which has done well, real estate is a saving asset…and also answered some […]

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Just finished what could have been India’s first (or one of the earlier) training sessions for the NISM exams. Was there conducting the first sessions of the Amfi training in 2002 – took the exam in April…and started doing the training in the month of May. Do not see much difference in the syllabus – […]

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Gallup had done a poll in US to find out the attitude towards retirement. Here is what they have to report: “A majority of non-retired Americans now doubt they will have enough money to live comfortably once they retire, representing an 18-point drop from just five years ago. According to the Gallup’s annual Economy and […]

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FMPs have had a great relationship with Asset management companies and with the investors. Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) were initially instruments which were mutual funds with ‘banklike’ products. You could buy a FMP with maturity ranging from 30 days to 180 days. Then a couple of FMPs were launched with 300 days maturity, then 366 […]

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