Let us take a real life case and see what is to be done when you have a lump-sum amount. Should you repay the loan amount or should you Invest that money? The sad part is YOU need to take a decision TODAY and you will be judged (you may be the judge) after 5, […]
A few reader queries and their answers: 1) Do you think pension policies from insurance companies make up for a good investment for availing pension? Why or why not? Answer: No. They do not. First of all thanks to some Quixotic regulations no life insurance company is selling a pension plan, so this question […]
Who said performance is everything…well with no hidden meanings…I am talking about mutual funds..I have looked at many fund houses and wondered..what are they doing. The bad, bad capital markets are still giving money to these fund houses, they have huge cash reserves and well they continue to live. One of the worst things that […]
This is an old post…now reposted to be in tandem… One assignment that an MBA class likes (loves) is to do projects. It better be projects which are easy to do of course! One MBA class where I suggested that they go out meet IFAs and a few customers to find out how the investing […]
The number of people who advise investors to invest in Index funds is now increasing. Of course many of them are victims of the Great American media program. As long as Prashant Jain, Naren Sankaran, Nagnath, Sukumar are managing funds for me for a 2% fee why should I ‘index’ my portfolio? There are many […]
One assignment that an MBA class likes (loves) is to do projects. It better be projects which are easy to do of course! One MBA class where I suggested that they go out meet IFAs and a few customers to find out how the investing process works was greeted with shock by everybody including the […]