a hypothetical letter to my hypothetical client. Any similarity to something like this already written by somebody is a sheer accident. Hello Mr. Client, Sebi has vide its circular said I have to tell you all the earnings that I have from your account. I wish they had said that mutual fund houses should […]

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I really cannot say why I run this blog. But here the following are NOT the reasons: 1. I have no retail product other than this blog (and the ad revenues are so pathetic that I will not miss it if it goes away). 2. Dealing with retail is very, very, very tough for people […]

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There are a few words which when a financial planner says looks cool. If my planner said them to me, I would look for a new planner! What are the words? 1. I will give clear, and UNBIASED advice! After 30 years in the trenches of the financial services industry I have not been able […]

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http://www.subramoney.com/finance-for-non-finance-people-workshop/ Since the name of the game is transparency …all websites should be made to disclose how the costs add up. For example on mutual fund, banking and life insurance sites there should be a ‘disclosure’ of salaries. I should know that the MD got a salary of Rs. 2 crores + esop +….This will […]

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