In most companies the people at the HO hate the guys who go out and sell. Make no mistake most companies hate the sales guys – employees, agents – are just nomenclatures. By any name they are hated. The company – I mean the ‘HO’ people LOVE the cheques they bring, but hate the sales […]

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An amazing land legislation which says land can be procured only by paying 4 times the market value has been passed. This will mean the land owners will benefit, correct? No. Only Economics will work. Let us take a different example – if suppose a legislation was passed that women should be paid 1.25 times […]

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Reader: Sir is Hindalco a good company? Subramoney: Yes, of course. R: Good i bought it at Rs. 240. S: Hmm good. What is the price of the share now? R: Such a good company sir, I thought you would know the price! It is Rs. 174 now…(not sure about the date – a few […]

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Though all of us love money, we are equal in our hatred for accounts! So we want the money, but not the headache of maintaining accounts, correct? Well if you wish to measure your success and are still using money as the medium to measure it, think again. What your kids think of you, what […]

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Thanks to my degree, having been a member at the exchanges (albeit corporate), and having been in training, I keep meeting CXOs of mutual funds, reporters and journalists, life insurance companies – and a couple of times even banks. Amazing how they can say the same thing… – invest for the long term -‘I am […]

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Not sure why..but too many kids who meet me (their parents ask them to talk to me, gutsy parents!) tell me ‘I do not want to do CA, sir’. The reasons are: – it is too tough, and the pass percentage is low – compulsory articles for 3 years is too taxing – attending college, […]

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In the current year with the deadline of 30th November, 2011 staring at us in the face, is it possible for companies to comply with Mca norms? I mean do we have the time to convert all our companies, accurately, and file it with MCA – if we do it on our own? This is […]

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