‘How come you are so thin….and maintain yourself like that?’ -is a question that all slim / well maintained people (especially girls) are asked regularly. One question which they LOVE to ask BACK is ‘How come you are so obese’ – however that is considered impolite I guess? Let us look at what people do: […]

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Many people ask me for the best investment advice ever… This obviously has to be a very small post: 1. Write down your financial goals: Clearly, SMARTLY, ….write. And see what each goal will do for you, say it out loudly, believe in it. Make sure YOU want it. Not your mom, wife, child, ….YOU, […]

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As the economy gets more open and more connected to the world, investing is becoming and will become more difficult. Once upon a time you bought a HUL, L&T, …(sorry I am saying all this with hindsight bias) and then hoped that life is easy. You joined the government services and were sure that at […]

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Well well you really cannot be stress free, but here is a very interesting list of things which helps de-stress. Or so say the experts. 1. Accept things: the carpenter not coming on time, the plumber coming after a day or your kids behavior….or anything that causes stress is outside your body. You really cannot […]

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When I see today’s youngsters – I of course find them restless. Yes, young and restless you have heard…but why young and so called ‘riskless’ ? Well for those who took up a job in 2007/8 (means born in 1985 or later) markets have not been a great – at best it has been lukewarm. […]

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A lot of qualified planners have given the following advice to a few people who have written in to me..let me summarize a few of them for you: 1. Equity is risky, it has no place in your portfolio. I write so much about equity, I am sure my readers know how stupid this line […]

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If you want to lead a nice normal life you need to do some simple things right. Not to say it is easy. Let me explain. Getting up in the morning and going for a walk. Sounds simple, but not easy to do. Give up smoking, sounds simple, not very easy to do. However there […]

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