Hindu Business Line carried an article by Aarti by the same title. She starts by saying it is blasphemous to even ask this question. I agree that it is the way the media has ‘asked’ people to think. However, I belong to an old school of thought. It is easy to say ‘costs are everything’. […]

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  Recently when a friend asked me what are the risks in unit linked plans…I said Well Max New York Life has started a campaign saying “Our agents are different”..well I wish they say this to the client BEFORE the client signs up: Sir the following risks exist in a Unit linked Plan: 1. Buying […]

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I do financial planning at a more philosophical level than most other planners. I largely look at my ‘job’ of helping people help themselves. This of course is NOT a good business idea, and does not make any sensible money, but so be it. Recently a reader turned friend had asked me to review his […]

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I can see the kind of parental pressure that kids are subject to in their lives. Even after a kid turns 20, 25….why even 50 parents think they should run their children’s lives. I know one person who started as a peon and retired as a clerk. He has ZERO understanding of finance. Absolutely zilch. […]

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A bank needs more money to be lent onward. A life insurance company needs to sell more life policies, a mutual fund needs more assets to manage… So what can they do? Well a bank can increase interest rates, improve the services, give you more services, give you a locker, create better products….etc. etc. However, […]

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Well, one equities dealer was caught with his hand in the till….he is said to have benefited by Rs. 2 crores. Hdfc Trustee company has been fined Rs. 55 lakhs. The structure of an amc is such that the Trustees are responsible to certify that the internal processes are fine and working. Obviously it was […]

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