When you start life you start very innocently. When a person says ‘I like you’ you believe it. When a person says ‘I love you’ or ‘I respect you’ – you tend to believe it. At a young stage of life or a relationship you do not attribute motives to any such statements. Then you […]
What is being Rich and what is being Wealthy? This is a topic that I have spoken about too many times in the past….One of the steps required is to create different and various sources of income. For a beginner who is starting on a first or second job how is he/she expected to create […]
There are a few professions where the professionals are expected to earn less. If they earn more, there is jealousy, and almost an accusing tone from other members of society! These professions are teachers, doctors (I mean all types of medical doctors), and priests. People like to ‘respect’ a teacher TILL they conform to […]
Book review of ‘Retire Rich- Invest Rs. 40 a day’ The best thing I liked about this book review is it was written by a very smart 21 year old (she is not yet 22). Her dad felt she could have done a far better job (she is far more talented and this does not […]
The headline of this posting is so great that it may take all of us a long time to understand it. It was said by..Mahatma Gandhi a.k.a Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Bapuji. Just reflect on this line – it is so true. If you are a vegetarian no amount of coaxing can bring water to […]
If you read the mails that IFA associations get from their members – IFA galaxy’s Alagappan, or other independent financial advisors – it is quite disturbing. Just today itself there are complaints against 2 reputed fund houses – DSP and Hdfc for errors (and he goes on to say that it takes a long time […]
For somebody who has spent a long time watching the mutual fund industry I am not sure whether it is going to be a case of “I knew this will happen” or even worse ‘I told you so’…. How does a fund scheme get launched – rather why? Simply because the sales force has never […]