Not very long ago people believed you finished your education, got a good job and relaxed. This is no longer true. Welcome to the next 20-30-50 years: 1. Taxes in all forms will GO UP: Frankly there is no attempt by any government anywhere in the world to become more efficient – this will force […]

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XBRL stands for eXtensible Business Reporting Language. It has become and is fast becoming THE reporting language internationally. It makes sense to all those people who use accounting information. Extensible means the application can be extended adding machine and human readable tags. Applications: a) for financial statements b) for taxes c) accounting and business reporting […]

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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 […]

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Regulators around the world like to use words like “bailout” in order to help failing institutions. Which kind of institutions get a helping hand? The honest ones? The fair ones? You got to be joking. It is friends and relatives who get bailed out! Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae kept telling the whole world that […]

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