There are so many listed banks that it is not funny. Sadly most of them have the same (not even similar, same!) business model. Open more branches, appoint relationship managers, do third party sales – mutual funds, life insurance, real estate,…etc. Hopefully the interest rate spreads will make some money, the 3rd party products […]
Not sure if you have heard this, but this is true in many cases. Take the example of travel options from Mumbai to Pune. You have air, trains (exclusive to Pune and all trains going south), taxi, buses, ….and all seem to be full. When each of these services started people may have wondered…’Is there […]
What a topic to write on…on Women’s day! Right? Hell, no. I just choose this title because I think many women will search for this line – and hey I have your attention, do I not? Well here is a list. Believe me..if I had said what MEN should know about money, the list would […]
Let us see what your banker says…..and how you should interpret it… It is not easy being a layman today! The amount of ‘advise’ that is dumped on you is stunning. Advise on where to travel, when to travel, how to reduce weight, how to impress your girlfriend / wife / boss/ …, grow your […]
Let me start with the caveats. I am a shareholder of L&T, and have been a shareholder for a very long period. I did my articles in Sharp and Tannan, which means I have done the audit of L&T. It was a great audit to be in – you got good food, good work, lot […]
The mutual fund industry is cribbing about there being no investments. Of course there are no investments. The industry has spent all its time pampering, requesting, cajoling the distributor. They have no direct communication with the investor. Do the fund houses need the distributor? Yes. What a tight situation, is it not? Has any fund […]
Not sure how many of you have read ‘Straight and Crooked Thinking’ – it is a book about writing and speaking in a complicated / simple way. Now let us look at the mutual fund industry: Facts: Entry loads have been abolished. There have been a lot of redemptions in the equity schemes. There has […]