Here I am putting in some of my own effort, and some copied from the masters. Remember there are some very holy but useless sounding right advice. If you do not know how to do, LEARN them if you wish to be a good investor: A. Know yourself before starting to invest: 1. What kind […]
The most maligned person in the financial service space is the distributor. It is he/ she who provides the last link between the financial product manufacturers and the end investor. Let us describe the typical distributor: He earns about Rs. 2-3 lakhs a year (a decent MBA would not EVEN consider looking at such a […]
Today investing in equities is great fun, and interesting. So people go and read a lot of websites, books, magazines, articles – and find themselves nicely entangled in a web. Great. Then they read about the greats. So Warren Buffett tells them ‘Only those who do not understand what they are doing diversify’. Fantastic. Till […]
Hi Subra want to discuss my portfolio with you….when is it a good time to call you? Subra: Lets talk! C: Subra I have these equity shares, ULIPs, and some mutual funds. I hope you will be able to review all of them for me? S: Sure. (Giggle giggle I think I know more than […]
Which is the safest country to invest? USA Which is the safest instrument to invest in? Bonds So the safest investment in the safest country has to be the US Gilts, right? Re-think. Re Rethink again. Welcome to the world of REAL RETURNS and inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices. The USA has […]
Are we not sick of hearing the following: The terrorists acts have been a dastardly one…. The culprits will not be allowed to get away with this… It is not an intelligence failure…we had warned the state governments about this….. The Home Minister visited the attack site and made a statement in both the Houses… […]
Set A: Statements we make: ‘Hdfc Top 200 is a fund which is DOING well…. Real estate prices ALWAYS GO UP in Mumbai……. Gold prices are GOING up…. Real estate prices are GOING up…. Equity markets are DOING BADLY….. We hear and make these statements, do we not? What we mean is ‘Last […]