i wrote this article for some website / magazine..not sure which Reuters perhaps…. You have just crossed your 24th birthday when you’ve gained the education and/or skills you need for the career you’ve chosen, and you’re earning money and learning how to handle it. Ok, ok you are not in your twenties but are in […]
People end up asking me some very basic debt market questions too…so here is an attempt to help them…if they do not know the basics Continuing the debt class, have you ever wondered what assets can you invest in to meet your debt requirement? Well there are many – and most of them you know […]
Subra, is this the best time to enter the market? Boys, girls, fathers, journos, readers everybody asks me this question, almost every day. Many want to see if I change from what I said the previous week, some to go home and laugh saying – see the market has come down ‘this guy knows nothing’, […]
There are many people who ask me “is this a good time to be investing”. I counter this by saying “Anytime is a good time to start a SIP”. Let us see what happens to people who want to pick up stocks / shares and keep it for a long time. Should long term investors […]
Caveat: I do not know the answer. Caveat: I do not think I need to know the answer, I am happy with a 2% real return, for many of you that would be not a happy situation, perhaps. My requirements have gone down because of the past performance. Caveat: Nobody has an answer, and far […]
Caveat Emptor ….is of course Buyer Beware…for the readers of this blog… Subramoney.com is a blog run by P V Subramanyam a graduate of Mumbai University. That is the only qualification he has…of course he has passed a few exams on accounting, cost accounting and secretarial functions. He is also trained as a lawyer. This […]
The problem with risk is it is generally not visible. In most cases we wish to avoid it by PRETENDING that it is not there, or ignoring our inner voice which keeps telling us that there is risk. The worst thing is Risk is counter intuitive. Let me explain. In 2007 end and perhaps the […]