The problem with simple steps is most people do not believe it. I remember that sometime in 1999-2000 in class somebody asked me ‘give me some simple steps to great wealth’. I said : You mean? He said: suggest 3 shares which will make me good gains over the next 10-15 years. I said: If […]
About 12 years ago she came to me for investing her money. She is a well educated woman, has a smart daughter – and there is no man in her life. She is divorced, her father died about 7 years ago and she does not have a son. I am saying all this because when […]
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 […]
I have been accused of the following: Keeping gold prices low. People losing out chance to buy gold/ land / real estate because of my writing. Hilarious because I have rarely taken a stand for or against. I do not consider it for my portfolio – SHOULD mean nothing for you. I have consumed about […]
I am not even getting into ‘Ulip vs Mutual funds’ – the experts know it, right? I am trying to see what are the mistakes they make when they buy Unit linked Insurance plans. This is not an exhaustive list, it is just on the basis of interactions that i have had with my readers […]
Here are some questions: i have already answered them in earlier posts, hence just connecting..sadly wordpress is not working well…and I am not able to link it..please cut and paste the links on the browser and it should work… 1. Subra I agree that short term predicting of markets is difficult, but some of these […]
Fiat money is about trust. You trust your government, hence you keep all your money in currency form, right? Take the case of a common man…and his conversation with a acidic Subra of Subramoney.com: Client: Hi Subra, I wish to discuss my financial life with you…May I? Subra: Sure Client: I have bought …..xyz […]