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 […]
Taking off from the earlier post..I am not sure whether the interest rates have peaked. One look at the dynamic and income opportunity funds also proves what I say. Fund managers are also divided on whether interest rates have peaked. Frankly I do not care I do not have too much of a debt portfolio. […]
So many people today advising on equities that it is good fun talking to some of them. Two good offers that I have got recently are quite stunning…not really relevant for me but here is the story. First is a big deal in terms of size – it is worthwhile for the broker to do […]
Make that first investment; waiting is costing you a bomb! After every lecture on financial planning, I get many requests for information from, young people just starting out in life. Regardless of their age, people do realize that a little upfront planning and action can put them ahead of the game. Therefore, here is what […]
Let us play a game – in school and college we used to call it True or False. Q1. If a person is well educated he will be good at managing money. Ans. FALSE. Completely false. Why do you expect a doctor or an engineer to be suddenly good (or bad) at managing money? No, […]
I was sitting on a pile of sugar shares, and sugar is doing well. Frankly I think 2010 and 2011 are likely to be bullish for sugar mills profitability will only get better. The retail sugar price is unlikely to come down and this ensures good EPS. Given good eps and buying by institutions sugar […]
This article appeared in Money Today….long back….. From what to how P V Subramanyam October 24, 2007 Print Email These days client questions have changed a little. No more is somebody asking—“Do I need to do financial planning?” Rather the questions are: “How do I do financial planning? What are the advantages?” These questions are […]