There is nothing called a ‘Buy and Hold’. Repeat. There is nothing called a Buy and Hold in portfolio management. Whether it is a Warren Buffet, Peter Lynch, Vallabh Bhansali, Chetan Parikh, …..what sounds like B and H is actually active management. They buy shares and then follow the company through out its journey. In […]
A simple man starts a business. He then incurs costs, gives good service and makes some money. The money is enough for him to fund further growth, he expands and grows even better. Then he wants to establish himself further…BUT HE IS EXTREMELY WORRIED about his image and his business. Either he or his children […]
If I were to write a book on personal finance, personal fitness, diet….I would love to call the book “Take Charge” Simply because that is exactly what you need to do with your health and /or your finances. Also only when you take stock of the current situation (i.e. make your balance sheet) will […]
Well none of us get a windfall everyday…but what should we do if we get one? There is no clear answer to a question like ‘what to do with a windfall’ – because there is no one answer which will fit all of us. Let us say a person gets a windfall – let […]
‘My Grandson has run up a HUGE debt…fool he is, so I am going to repay it in one shot’…………….said a friend’s father. Chuckle chuckle….DO NOT REPAY the loan I said. I said again R bhai, do not repay your grandson’s debt, it is not worth it. He was really shocked – knowing my anti-debt […]
Recently heard of 2 frauds in companies lending against gold…. One of the biggest risk in a single commodity lending is the risk of that asset falling so badly that it creates a lot of NPA in your books. Now the lovers of gold will argue till the cow comes home that this cannot happen. […]
When a rich person (when I say rich I mean a person with a level of net worth – not a level of spending) spends frugally – is he being miserly or being sensible? Frankly I do not know and do not really worry about what other people think – but to me many of […]