Many people think only Obama has to deal with Toxic assets. Not true. Not true at all. Many people could have a Toxic asset at home. It could be a toxic wife. What is a toxic wife? Well this is a recent term and describes a breed of women who are gold diggers and constantly […]

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FMPs have had a great relationship with Asset management companies and with the investors. Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) were initially instruments which were mutual funds with ‘banklike’ products. You could buy a FMP with maturity ranging from 30 days to 180 days. Then a couple of FMPs were launched with 300 days maturity, then 366 […]

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Obama has made a passionate speech – while talking of reviving the economy. He has said his main focus will be on: education     health   transportation     alternate energy   defense    —— and there are websites dedicated to see how this is going to generate (or lose) jobs, etc. What looks like a nice ‘want to do’ may […]

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Why is it that in the case of Satyam and in the world wide mess it is largely the equity shareholder who is losing? Welcome to the world of moral hazard. When you lend money to a bank (which may be insolvent even as you are lending) or to a country (which technically cannot become […]

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