A couple of days ago I gave you a few reasons to buy gold. Here I am giving you a few more reasons. However let me warn you that I do not have any trading interest in gold, but do have an investment interest in a company called Deccan Gold which is the only gold […]

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this is the second part of the confessions of  adviser’s / relationship managers some of the things that i wish to tell my client, but cannot! 1. When I asked you to sell (index 21000) you said ‘it will go to 25,000. Later on you say “You did not say it strongly enough”. Man, you […]

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Over the last many years after interacting with people I still cannot understand human behaviour. I can only say that I tried doing something! Over the past 3 days we did an event called the “India investment show”. Fund managers, analysts, company managements, come and make presentations – and the common man can walk in […]

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If you are associated with financial services you know ‘misselling’ is a major problem. So I decided to see how much of misselling happens in other products and is it as damaging. The answer is a resounding yes. The financial services sector has regulators (RBI, SEBI, IRDA) who at least make some noises about misselling. […]

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I did an unscientific sms poll asking people the same question: ” 5 year view – If I have money to invest in the equity markets. Should I do a 12 month STP or a 24 month STP?”. The persons covered included 2 CIOs, 2 CEOs a few fund managers, 3-4 research people and a […]

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Many of my friends, students, clients, relationship managers at banks, business development managers at life insurance companies concentrate on ‘r’ – or the return that they can get on the potential new investment. I really am amused. Let me tell you why. None, repeat none, except one brilliant uncle, knows their current income (unless it […]

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Money TodayStory 7 deadly indiscretions P. V. Subramanyam October 15, 2008 Print Ema P. V. Subramanyam, financial trainer, Iris Having been in the money business for 20 years, I have interacted with brokers, bankers, owners of brokerage houses, life insurance salesmen and relationship managers. Many a times their financial temperaments and investment advice have left […]

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