It was about 10 years ago that I suggested an asset replacement fund for a friend. He and his wife were just starting life and wanted to save/ invest in a scheme which would gather enough money to buy assets. Assets in this case were actually expenses (but we cheat ourselves by calling them assets). […]

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When the index is doing well….we all buy into the optimism. It may actually be a great time to review your portfolio and SELL the duds and perhaps be in an index ETF. This is a tactical strategy of getting away from the high Beta stocks to safer territory – if the market goes up, […]

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As some of us have been saying, we’re witnessing the unwinding of one of the greatest financial bubbles of all time. Not just in India – much more so in the USA. Yet home prices will not simply go to zero like some shares did.(Remember Mazda, Silverline, Shaan, Indiana Dairy?) However DLF shares fell from […]

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this article has been written by a friend who is a little shy of writing so he writes nuggets and sends it to me for asking whether it is good. Since he does not use it, i am using it in my blog…. Leveraging Real Estate –to your benefit With the Equity markets touching new […]

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