The share markets around the world have been home to more than its fair share of scandals. There have been scandals from accounting, fraud, rigging, insider trading, audit committees not doing their work, research reports for different audiences, back dating of esops, and initial public offerings. Maybe you’ve just lost a fortune in the market. [...]
Are we in a bear market? Well I do not know. But surely the index is a far cry from 21000 index that we had seen earlier this year. Is this the first time that we are going through a bear market in India? The answer is a mixed one. It is a no if [...]
Markets in the country are going through a bad phase for sure. However, it may be an opportunity to buy if you are optimistic. The main worries are – 1. There is a large sales force today far, far divorced from the end customer! 2. In the previous bear market the sales force (brokers) were [...]
Yesterday I had many reasons why you should buy and keep gold. Today I will start by giving some more reasons why you should have gold in your portfolio. There are equally compelling reasons for NOT having gold in your portfolio! Further reasons for HAVING GOLD IN YOUR PORTFOLIO: 1. Gold is gaining popularity: funnily, [...]
Many people think creating wealth is a very difficult process. Funnily, it is not so! Let us look at some simple steps: 1. Stop procrastination! The best definition of procrastination that I know is unfortunately not printable! But it is easily one of the most important reasons why wealth does not get built. So start [...]
Oprah Winfrey has given a nice speech – and this is the portion I liked: “When you’re doing the work you’re meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you’re getting paid.” It’s true. And how do you know when you’re doing something right? How do you know [...]