As a person gets more and more powerful he thinks he can get away with whatever he is doing. Not that he will do only correct things, but that nobody will be able to touch him or her. In the olden days editors had a relationship with famous people and thus news items against them […]

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The headline of this posting is so great that it may take all of us a long time to understand it. It was said by..Mahatma Gandhi a.k.a Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Bapuji. Just reflect on this line – it is so true. If you are a vegetarian no amount of coaxing can bring water to […]

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In almost all trainings – whether it is a relationship managers training or a independent financial analyst’s training, one complaint comes through very loudly. It goes like this: “I have a client who invests 5 a month in a mutual fund regularly. However I am under tremendous pressure to sell him a unit linked plan […]

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IN the last 3 weeks many people have asked me for my view on Robert Kiyosaki’s concepts. Surely there is a lot of merit in what he says, but there are many limitations too. Let me see: 1. He underestimates risk, and dramatically underestimates risk. 2. He takes one theory of investing in real estate […]

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By the time you read this you will know who is India’s next prime minister. However I am writing this at 8 am on 16th May. CNN IBN is not a channel of first choice – especially when there is an election. However while flipping channels I came across this channel where Rajdeep Sardesai was […]

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Investing is a lot about luck – any investor will tell you that. I have said this in an earlier post also. For example I sold hdfc, l&t, and tata power (skill, I thought they were overpriced in a slowing down market) – they are still way below my sale price. Then I used some […]

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