I have said this in the past too….and saying it again… “I have NO clue about what attracts big companies to the financial services sector” – repeat a zillion times. None of the so called ‘big groups’ have ever done well in financial services. Whether it is the Tatas, Birlas, Sundaram,….really only Hdfc as [...]
I can see the kind of parental pressure that kids are subject to in their lives. Even after a kid turns 20, 25….why even 50 parents think they should run their children’s lives. I know one person who started as a peon and retired as a clerk. He has ZERO understanding of finance. Absolutely zilch. [...]
I think it is much easier to remain healthy, but far more complicated to look after your wealth. Of course I am assuming that people do not buy every vitamin pill, curative pill, magic dye…..and make a mess. If you just eat simple food, do some exercises, sleep well,…you will normally lead a healthy life. [...]
It was really long ago when I met Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, the erstwhile owner of Thums Up, Limca and Gold Spot. It was some time in the early 1990s that this deal happened. I was asked to do a valuation of the brand – and well, I did it. The final selling price was very [...]
i do a post a day for sure…today I missed it, an absolutely no clue why. actually i have 10-20 posts already done and a date put on them…just missed 3.april. i was attending a bhoomi poojan of a builder friend…so did not check the blog too… anyway the bhoomi pooja was good… Post Footer [...]
No clue how the market will react to this news of Fidelity being taken over by L&T Mutual Fund! I have had a couple of calls from investors in equity schemes who may pull out their money. However Fidelity has a lot of institutional debt which may not panic from this change of management. It [...]