Financial inclusion, Financial Advisory, Financial planning, Financial planner, Financial literacy….vow these are the catch words today is it not? And all the financial product manufacturers, bankers, websites, etc. are now getting into all of these in some form or the other. It is politically a great sales pitch. However it reminds me of an English […]

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One big time broker who is also a CA….was involved in a fraud case. He went to jail – as did his father. Father-in-law was lucky he was spared. The father told one of my friends: “I do not know what my son did in life, but thanks to him I saw the jail”. For […]

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Money TodayStory 7 deadly indiscretions P. V. Subramanyam October 15, 2008 Print Ema P. V. Subramanyam, financial trainer, Iris Having been in the money business for 20 years, I have interacted with brokers, bankers, owners of brokerage houses, life insurance salesmen and relationship managers. Many a times their financial temperaments and investment advice have left […]

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This is arguably the most important financial decision in your life you will ever make! Not too long ago life was simple. You wanted a bank account, you went to a bank. If you wanted to buy shares, you went to a sub-broker (a broker was out of reach till about 15 years back). If […]

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A friend who works for a regulator ABROAD came to India to teach at arguably at the best 2 Business schools in India. As is customary his father took him to the bank to tie up some loose ends. The Branch Manager offerred him a Unit Linked Plan with a 40% assured return. Now here […]

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