The equity market is like a lion. When you see it take a couple of steps back, it is not to run away, but to spring with great vigor. Ok this may not sound too great, but you may not have heard it anywhere else too! You have been hearing Bill Gross saying ‘Equity […]
in today’s Business Line there is a brilliant article about the film industry. Just replace the word ‘film industry’ by ‘financial services’ and YOU have the same story happening. Obviously i am too junior in the hierarchy, and will respect the food chain. Grass cannot (does not need to) argue with the Tiger or Lion…read […]
In Hindi there is a saying ‘Bali ka bakra’ – it is the goat which has to be sacrificed. There is no sacrificing of the lion or the elephant, but just a goat. We saw it in the case of the Adag -Reliance communication telecom scam also. Everybody knew who was the beneficiary. He was […]
Many people who think they understand risk do not understand risk coming from completely unexpected sources. I do not mean some 50% market crash – one is reasonably prepared for a market crash, but something else. – What happens if the government withdraws medical cover for retirees of government organisations? -What happens if PPF is […]
REPOSTING FROM LAST YEAR…. Immaterial of your age..just go back and see who are the people whom you remember fondly? It is the people who taught you something – a teacher. This teacher could have taken any form. My mother who made me read Ramayana in 3rd standard (in an till then alien language […]
happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of you. Like an ad says …’please wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle, motorcycle or skating…Only Ganesha gets a replacement of the head! For those who have not read about Ganesha, the asuras he killed were: Matsarasur (Ganesha riding the lion), Madasur (he was already Ekdanta, and was […]
A lot of people who read my blog think I am against real estate. Far from it. I believe a lot of money can be made in real estate – surely greater than gold and debt instruments. Surely less than a nice portfolio of equities. However to make money in real estate the following conditions […]