Here is an article about China…..I was getting some sadistic pleasure in doing a small change in the article….and would love it if people DISAGREED with me. I see kids in our office (qualified accountants) putting their money in LIC, Nsc, ppf, kvp, ……without thinking ABOUT real return AT ALL. Sad but true. So read […]

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  This may sound very simple, but then simple things which we think are common sense need to be told…right? So what are the 4 crucial factors that determine your retirement corpus amount? Well if you do not know, here are the 4 factors: 1. How much you invest:  Many people think that they know […]

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Aamir Khan did a story in Satyameva Jayate where he painted the doctors black. He said: there are huge (50%) kickbacks generic medicines are not prescribed, only branded ones are doctors perform unnecessary operations. Let us take the case of other professions: Chartered accountants, insurance agents, etc are also accused of  kickbacks unnecessary complications in […]

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I can see the kind of parental pressure that kids are subject to in their lives. Even after a kid turns 20, 25….why even 50 parents think they should run their children’s lives. I know one person who started as a peon and retired as a clerk. He has ZERO understanding of finance. Absolutely zilch. […]

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So many people tell me (OMG and I politely nod) …here is what I wish to tell them: Subra, I made money…. a. buy getting ESOPs in my company b. buy buying a house for Rs. 30 lakhs, now it is worth Rs. 90 lakhs and only Rs. 12 lakhs of the loan is to […]

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It is the time of the year when HR and accounts people chase you for your ‘investing’ proof. So people ask me the following questions: – should I invest in equities? -should I invest in ELSS? or should I invest in bank deposits, nsc or ppf? And worse, some people think they are doing ME […]

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‘I earn Rs. 15L CTC – and clearly I am overpaid. However I am not able to save a rupee – I have no idea where my money goes’ Can you believe this…if you are a middle class Indian? I found it a little amusing…but not difficult to believe. When I spoke to him, I […]

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