I wrote this article a few days ago. However the tense is the only thing that has gone wrong…so here it is… Soon a budget will be announced and the media will be all excited. There will be discussions, articles, chats, views on the budget. One such program was on air a few days ago […]

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Suzie Orman is an American TV host who runs a very successful program on personal finance. She runs one section called “Can I afford it”? Needless to say it is very popular. So popular that it has, obviously, triggered a few Indian equivalents in the television space. Nothing much in the print or web – […]

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A great swimming pool has been opened to the public recently near my residence. I told a friend it costs Rs. 12k for a 1-year membership. He said it was too expensive. He is right. There are pools in Navi Mumbai that cost Rs. 3k a year. So 12k is expensive. That was his argument. […]

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Which is the best channel to watch if you are an investor? Cnbc? Ndtv Profit? Zee Business? … Well what about Animal Planet? O.k. Okay…I am wrong, but please read ahead especially if you are asking me … Will watching Animal Planet help me answer the following questions? Will inflation touch 17% six months from […]

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When it comes to buying any asset – I am using it loosely there is a tendency to borrow. Borrowing actually helps you immediately by allowing you to buy beyond your means. The problem with most things we buy is that once we buy it, it ceases to hold any attraction for us. That is […]

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If there were 22 business channels would you be depressed 22 times because the market fell yesterday? That is the question you have to ask yourself. The same bit of news played again and again can cause more panic for you than help you. Television ensures market volatility. A lot of buying and selling ensures […]

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