I am a direct equities guy – and most people reading my blog know that. So it is natural for them to expect that I would give tips on my blog. No, I do not. That you know by now. Also my tips are completely useless because most of my purchases are dated ‘Forever’ so […]
The most important requirement for a start up is not just PROFITABILITY, but also the availability of CASH. Cash flow is not the same as profitability – and many businessmen do not realize this. If you are a supplier of material which is not critical for a business, chances are your payment will be […]
Here is a link to the thoughts of Warren Buffet… I more than agree with most of the article…also because I believe it, you could call it affirmative bias. I know people who have made fantastic returns in property trading, gold trading etc. However I do not believe that real estate, bonds, and gold can […]
how many of you have noticed that the Sensex and the Nifty may have gone nowhere in the past few weeks…but I have seen some explosive growth in: Cholamandalam Finance, EID Parry, Carborundum Universal, Tata Motors, Cummins…. just an observation and back patting myself…. PS: i MAY have a trading position in these shares too… […]
I receive so much of advice these days on my inbox, that I would die if I read them all. So sorry I stick to a few people whom I can talk with, and reports I ignore. I do read reports of 2-3 brokerage houses – only if it is not STOCK SPECIFIC. One topic […]
If the CFOs of Tata Steel, Tata Motors, TCS, Indian Hotels came to Mr. Ratan Tata and said we want to set up a mutual fund and a life insurance company how do you think will he react? Most probably he would say we have a mutual fund and a life insurance company so please […]
When Tata Motors launched Indica, I was skeptical, sold the share and bought it back at 25% of the price at which I sold. Just luck I guess, but I will live with that. A brilliant observer of the auto market Adil (of Car and Bike fame!) told me “I told T Motors they should […]