My take on why we do not manage our OWN finances well: there are many things in our lives which are in the ‘to do’ list. And largely we can classify them as follows: Habit must do: brush your teeth, make your bed, take bath, – not terribly exciting, but we do. Pain must do: […]
Sorry for the language but let us look at this family in the USA. It could well be India after a few years, not commenting on it though. Grandfather is aged about 95 had the following: 1. A great job (he was a supervisor in Gen Motors and retired in 1980), 2. Has an indexed […]
No, sorry you will not find the answer here. I do not want to join the cacophony out there. However I have found the following types of answers: 1. I do not know what to do, so no comments. 2. I will do what the big boys are doing. Pssst…do you know what the big […]
There are a few words which when a financial planner says looks cool. If my planner said them to me, I would look for a new planner! What are the words? 1. I will give clear, and UNBIASED advice! After 30 years in the trenches of the financial services industry I have not been able […]
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 […]
Most people coming to this blog are born post 1985!! That is really young – when I say most I mean it is over 52% of the visitors. So while most of you know your history well you may not find such a nice article on the relationship between the terrorist state of Pakistan and […]
One advantage of being in the industry for long is you establish contacts. …so you hear stories. Some you remember some you forget. Some journalists tell you stories, some call you for stories… If you were in school in 1977 and looked at Arun Shourie with stars in your eyes….you thought all journalists should be […]