A few days ago I did a post saying you need Rs. 3 crores (allocated among 3 asset classes equally) – most people reacted saying ‘this is too much’. Let us take an example. If you were to go from your house to office (a journey that you undertake every working day) and you needed […]
Every day I get one mail at least asking for the following: 1. Will you give personal advise on equity trading? 2. Is it a time to be buying gold? 3. Do you do PMS? Will you do it for me? 4. Why do you not suggest MF schemes to buy? 5. Why do […]
Not sure how many of you are on facebook. One Ibnlive.com clip doing the rounds is an IAS topper saying how much his father sacrificed to make him an IAS. He talks of his father selling his land. He talks of not having a house to live, but still studying for his IAS. His father […]
Most business people pay lip service to education and training. If you are a business man and know your business well you still need to learn about money. You need to be updated about HR. What about logistics? – really the works. Ask a group of business people if they’d be willing to attend a […]
Most business people pay lip service to education and training. If you are a business man and know your business well you still need to learn about money. You need to be updated about HR. What about logistics? – really the works. Ask a group of business people if they’d be willing to attend a […]
Amazing how many people die because they did not wear a helmet! Recently saw a news item in The Hindu. A 33 year old died falling in a ditch – work was going on, hit his head against the cable. Leaves behind a 6 year old. He was driving a bike – 15 years experience. […]
I have been bursting crackers now for a few decades and obviously have some ‘cracker’ wounds, but nothing serious. About 3 years back my daughter’s teacher told her “when you go to burst crackers you should carry a bucket of water…just in case…” So in the first year my daughter carried water on the first […]