There is a provision to increase the expenses that the ‘aam aadmi’ will pay for the services of an asset management company…so welcome to the party. I mean the party that the AMCs will now start having. What are my objections to the new provisions? Frankly, I have no strong opinion on what the […]

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The role of a regulator is more like a traffic policeman rather than like an investigative policeman. The traffic police makes rules: – only persons above 18 should drive – a 2 wheeler rider and his pillion should wear a helmet – signals mean……. – license application, format, test, etc. We have had a regulator […]

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Fund Managers need stories to sell the fund to the investor. Will they ever, ever say sell equity funds and wait in liquid funds? No. Will they sell equities and wait in cash on your behalf. NO. They cannot and should not. This is exactly where a PMS can step in. However I would recommend […]

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If you went back in time, most ‘middle class’ people were spending a big fortune of their income on ‘essentials’. Imagine in the 1980s – a person earning Rs. 5000pm (almost a HUGE salary!) – could have been spending Rs. 2000 a month on household expenses. This was about 40% of the take home salary. […]

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