How much is the government of India deficit and how much lower will it go according to PC? Well it depends on how you look at the deficits, and what bank NPA number are you willing to believe. Hmmm When some deals happen you keep wondering ‘How do such deals happen?’ . In a public […]

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How I wish I had the data – core, raw, authenticated, available for free – on Indian investors that my blogging friends in US have about American investors. I am sure it will NOT happen and we will have to live with our own pathetic data and assumptions. If the regulator (sitting with about Rs. […]

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Make no mistakes. I do think that agents can play a great role in your life. A good agent for mutual funds, life insurance, real estate, travel, can really work wonders for your investment or travel. Many of them are very good people with excellent knowledge of the product, customer (you) needs, planning, etc. and […]

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Here is a mail from a reader A….a. I cannot profile her, I know not. Assuming she is a typical middle class person…her experience is interesting. Looking for comments from readers on what she should do… “Want to share my experience with the readers and Subraji. 2 years ago I and my husband bought amulya […]

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To be a successful private banker or a relationship manager requires some qualities. It hardly matters which part of the world you are located. Let us look at some of them: 1. Empathy for the client: Yes it is important to keep the organisation’s interest in mind, however the client’s interest should be on the […]

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It is customary for older people to talk about the loose morals of the younger generation, the increased corruption, and lamenting ‘In our times things were not as bad’. Frankly some of the horror stories that I have heard in banking channels makes me wonder, if I have no clue of the eps, why bother […]

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  Yesterday i was watching an episode ‘Crime Patrol’ on Sony TV. I have no clue of the names of the characters, but that does not matter. The story is about a young businessman based in Gujarat…and he thought he was being smart. Sad, as the case is, he was actually getting his family into […]

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