Hi Students of the Graduating class of 2010, Here are some lessons which I wish somebody gives to all graduates. It does not matter whether you are a CA, MBA, a doctor, Engineer or a plain graduate. These lessons are the basics of finance which is nice to know and MUST to implement. Let us […]
This is a very, very old story and posted earlier, Now reposted, sorry! Kachua is an old client of mine – filled up SIP forms and keeps doing the SIP – now for almost 10 years. Kharghoshs were referred to me post 2008, in tears and in Red. Not sure how long they will last […]
In almost all trainings – whether it is a relationship managers training or a independent financial analyst’s training, one complaint comes through very loudly. It goes like this: “I have a client who invests 5 a month in a mutual fund regularly. However I am under tremendous pressure to sell him a unit linked plan […]
A couple of days ago I got a mail saying “Insurance is a waste of money. I am 62 and never needed it”. It is such an amazingly stupid statement I could not believe it. ‘I’ have not needed it does not mean ‘nobody’ needs it. So it is foolish to talk like this. It […]
Why do people become proud? Or what are the sources of pride? Let us enumerate the sources from where man / woman get their pride: Youth pride: ‘I am young’ is what Shankaracharya called ‘yovana garvam’. It is there is man right through childhood to old age! Money: “I am rich’ is also a very […]
Last week I was speaking to one of the bright kids I work with. For practical purposes let us call him George Orwell. This kid (25 years old) was born in 1984 and has just started on a nice salary. He spends well but can put away a nice amount on a regular basis, but […]
Making a will is simple? Making a `Will` seems to be a simple job; just download a Will, fill in the details and your Will is ready. Or so you think. What can go wrong? Scenario 1: One child depriving the other children of their rightful share: Especially if the other children did not know […]