When Nanda’s grandson was involved in the famous (infamous?) BMW case, Nanda was rumored to have spent upwards of Rs. 7 crores. As a person who has seen 4-5 cases go to the supreme court, I can believe this figure. Recently I heard of a Senior Lawyer charging Rs. 25 lakhs for a 2 day […]

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When we we were in school, we were told we should read the newspaper. So we did read the news paper. Then came 1977 – so Indian Express, Ramnath Goenka and Arun Shourie became a habit. OMG we would even discuss the newspaper. When a letter got published in the ‘letters to the editor’ column, […]

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did a story for the Indian Express today on the National Pension scheme…here it is http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nps-nano-of-the-fund-management-industry/761972

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well portfolio construction for a retired person has to be done far more carefully than for a person who is working towards his / her retirement here is an article i wrote for Indian express http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retirement-and-portfolio-construction/749682/

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if you are an investment adviser…or a coach..there are 2-3 topics which get close to one’s heart 1. the most efficient use of one’s money and 2. start early and the power of compounding today’s Indian Express carries an article on Rent vs. Buy – funnily no Indian website carries a rent vs. buy calculator […]

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Somewhere in the web world isĀ  fantastic CV of a man the world loves – that of Dr Manohan Singh! There seems to be no question about his integrity, his intelligence, simplicity, etc. However, this does not mean he need not stand up to people who are benefiting from his silence! The scams did not […]

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George Mathew & Swarup Chakraborty of Indian Express Mumbai have done the following story: At a time when banks are slashing home loan and other lending rates, they are quietly hiking the interest rates on credit card outstandings. Since October 2008 banks have raised interest rates on credit cards, some by over 4 per cent […]

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