When it comes to buying any asset – I am using the word loosely there is a tendency to borrow. Borrowing actually helps you immediately by allowing you to buy beyond your means. The problem with most things we buy is that once we buy it, it ceases to hold any attraction for us. […]
For the past one year Mutual funds are falling over themselves to please the bankers. However it is not having a great impact on the net sales. For many mutual funds, the ‘net sales’ figure by the big banks is NEGATIVE figure. When you talk to a banker however they are not so negative, and […]
Let us start at the beginning….what is Libertarian Paternalism? Well it is a subtle way of making people towards rational choices. For example when a person joins for employment the employment form includes an AUTO sign up for an index fund. Say NPS to the extent of 3% of basic salary. The employer also contributes […]
This post was triggered by Deepak Shenoy’s article about the regulator… I was a little amused that the cases mentioned even got ‘caught’ . First things first. What is a soft dollar commission or should i say soft rupee commission… I will have to go a little into technical details, so please bear with me. […]
There is a provision to increase the expenses that the ‘aam aadmi’ will pay for the services of an asset management company…so welcome to the party. I mean the party that the AMCs will now start having. What are my objections to the new provisions? Frankly, I have no strong opinion on what the […]
Yesterday evening a friend called up to say ..in 1995 we saw the birth of the Mutual Fund industry in 2015 will we see the end? Well to start with there is no ‘take over of a mutual fund’ as the whole world will report today. I think L&T Asset Management Company will take over […]
Tuesday did a session at the MoneyLife office at Shivaji Park….’It is not your income, but your wealth that counts’ . Like everybody, I like to see my pictures – which Moneylife has put up on its website..so please look at it (it will do My ego a lot of good, i think, I do […]