Invest in equities? The index is already up 23% on a calendar basis…why should I invest in equities NOW? Right? that is the first question that popped in your mind right now, did it not? Well let us look at the reasons why you should be buying: 1. I have always said this : YOU […]
Stupid question? Well let us attempt an answer first…then decide whether the question is stupid…. The full repayment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the government, so there is no way how you will get less than what you paid for. So in a way it is safe. However if you have a 8% […]
Osama is dead and Obama is rejoicing the murder. Surely 10 years ago – 9/11 Osama was rejoicing. Is there a difference between the two reactions? Well I do not know…. Taliban moved into the American airspace with American aircrafts….nobody in the USA knew about it…obviously. Obama moved into Pakistani territory, 30 km from Islamabad, […]
I have never claimed that I can predict well. However having been a broker and having dealt with bankers, I made two predictions – both went wrong. 1. When the Standard Chartered IDR was lapped up by the Indian population, I had predicted on this blog and said ‘now there will be a spate of […]
The year 2007 was perhaps the last year of the madness cycle – with Ninja and all kinds of excesses. However the market corrected in 2008 and recovered very fast in 2009. The sad part is that the persons responsible in Eurpoe and in USA were not even brought to book – the Banking Regulators. […]
When we were younger – in school and college, the White man spoke DOWN to us telling us what is right and what is wrong. Now we know that Dr. ManMohan Singh is better than Obama, and all our RBI governors are far, far, far superior to Ben Bernanke and his great predecessor! We of […]
We are in the midst of an economic slowdown for sure. The west is down to growth rates of 0 and 1% per annum. Dropping oil prices will mean Sovereign Funds will have lesser monies to spend, and IT companies will also bring in lesser revenues. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping! […]