When I see today’s youngsters – I of course find them restless. Yes, young and restless you have heard…but why young and so called ‘riskless’ ? Well for those who took up a job in 2007/8 (means born in 1985 or later) markets have not been a great – at best it has been lukewarm. [...]
Last week a media person asked me a very good question. I thought it deserved a detailed explanation. She said “The world has not seen such a turmoil ever. You can say keep investing in a SIP for 2-3-5 years, but where is the evidence that with so much of volatility, for equities to do [...]
A few days back I wrote a piece on ‘Young, Glamorous, Riskless and Broke’. This was about the kids born in the 1980s. Let us take a kid born in 1987 – would have graduated in 2007-8 and finished his/her MBA in 2009. This was not a great season to graduate, but would have found [...]
Well frankly, I do not have an answer… – Domestic growth has slowed in recent months to pretty low levels, and a senior banker saying be happy with 6% growth next year – A fallen and further falling Rupee? -Inflation stuck at double digits – latest is 10%! – RBI’s constant raising of interest rates [...]
Two mutual fund agents had similar stories to tell. Am not sure whether other IFAs too have a similar story to tell, but here it is.. I F A grievances: 1. Clients are short term pleasure seekers: both the IFAs have been in the business for more than 10 years and have upwards of 500 [...]
Very few people even think they need financial advise. The usual reasons why people think (or they tell me) are as follows: 1. I do not earn enough to seek the services of an advisor: Well, well anybody and everybody thinks that their income is just too small for them to seek the services of [...]