Awanish Mishra of Money Mantra wrote this editorial …..and it was in Jan/Feb 2010. Since many of you may not have seen it, I am reproducing it: A complete cut paste. Please do not ask for names of the players involved. If A.M wanted to he would have published it :). I was surprised but […]
Manish talking to Puneet: Here is where I disagree to some extent , If you disagree that Tradional Insurance can beat Term + Balanced Funds in long run , then you are disagreeing the fact that Equity investments risk goes down in long run , Take two case Case 1 : A buys Traditional Insurance […]
When the mutual fund industry was groaning about the ban on entry loads, the sounds seemed genuine, but not any longer! Why do companies start a mutual fund (big houses in other financial products) we assume they do this to earn money, correct? Well I am not so sure now. The latest giga offer I […]
I did an unscientific sms poll asking people the same question: ” 5 year view – If I have money to invest in the equity markets. Should I do a 12 month STP or a 24 month STP?”. The persons covered included 2 CIOs, 2 CEOs a few fund managers, 3-4 research people and a […]
Many companies are today in some kind of trouble. It is fashionable to cut something or the other in the name of a slowdown – so right from the toilet paper to sugar in the coffee everything is under some scrutiny. However, it is difficult for many CEOs to cut salaries and bonuses. So even […]
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 […]
One question on the top of everybody’s mind is of course “When will the markets recover?”. That is not just a difficult question to answer, but at best is a wild guess. However, the fun of prediction is to occasionally get it right! The market is a cruel barometer of corporate performance. In the preceding […]