Is is possible for me to get the adulation, fame, success of a Sachin WITHOUT putting in the efforts, dedication, of Sachin? Besides of course, having the talent? The answer seems to be damn simple, right? However in the financial world people expect magic and there are some people promising that. People do not wish […]
Imagine a person going on a longish journey…say a 3 hour bus journey from destination A to destination B. His aim is obviously to get a nice seat, preferably a good cushioned window seat in the front part of the non air-conditioned bus. In reality Mr. X gets into an extremely crowded bus, and he […]
My neighbor of many years had about 900 shares of Hdfc (pre split) so now he should be having 4500 shares. His portfolio was not too great, but this share somehow he listened to me and held on from 1980 onwards…so it had grown. He had a very ambitious broker – and my genius neighbor […]
When Tata Motors launched Indica, I was skeptical, sold the share and bought it back at 25% of the price at which I sold. Just luck I guess, but I will live with that. A brilliant observer of the auto market Adil (of Car and Bike fame!) told me “I told T Motors they should […]
The South Africans are chokers or do they panic? Well all the commentators call them chokers, do they not? Well Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point fame) has come out with the difference between panicking and choking very well. He has used a game of tennis as an example. Akash Chopra (Cricketer) has adapted the concept to […]
Sunday ka philosophy quota….by the time you read this I would have finished running (people are so cruel, they call it walking when they see me!) the Standard Chartered Mumbai (half) Marthon, 2011…hopefully in good time… There is always an opportunity to help others – and you have no clue from where it can come. […]
Well this note is about Michael Lewis (of Liars Poker fame)…he can write very well for sure Here he is writing about Greek bonds in Vanity Fair…and the article is hilarious. If you think Indian government is inefficient, you will see the Greek government is almost a joke. To call the Greek economy a third […]