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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The airline business makes money only for the aircraft manufacturers, airports, food suppliers…rarely for the airline. This post is about the attitude of the employees of Jet airways, Kingfisher and Air India. On my last trip when I was at the airport waiting to get into an aircraft…and could not find a newspaper..suddenly one of […]

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USA is a rich, big, innovative country which does not get into any financial mess. This is what we were taught in school. Obviously things have changed. What is the implication of Greece problem for the US? 1. Well first of all the Euro is getting weaker. This looks like good news, but it means […]

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For many people financial problems start with a good intention. Here is a case in point. One person I know has an uncanny ability to get herself into a financial mess. It would be difficult for many people I know to even imagine how ingenious she is in creating trouble for herself. One example here. […]

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In every class on wealth management – whether it is 17 year olds in Shimla or 70 year olds in a old age home. Whether it is personal bankers or Hdfc bank or Citigold Wealth Advisors of Citibank – I keep saying ‘how well your money got managed is far more important than how much […]

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A few days back you saw the posting of a kid girl who had spoken about her financial life – and how a mess was created. So here is the solution to the problem. Before I start, let me be clear that this write-up is not a plug for sympathy! I am just intending to […]

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