I just cannot believe the kind of things the average American does…and the way he harms his body… Some of these things which my grandma did can help him…: 1. Do not buy bottled water – fill up the bottle!: Most of them consume so much of soda (gas!) in the form of Coke, Pepsi, […]

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Somewhere in the web world is  fantastic CV of a man the world loves – that of Dr Manohan Singh! There seems to be no question about his integrity, his intelligence, simplicity, etc. However, this does not mean he need not stand up to people who are benefiting from his silence! The scams did not […]

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There is a lot of things that Western Economies – both European and American economies can learn from the Asian economies. Now if a few Indians were to say that – or Chinese economists were to say that, hmmm the big guys may be offended. However there is one of ‘them’ saying it…and loudly…nice to […]

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Executive salaries – especially at the top are justified, because they are competitively determined by market forces! If you believe that all salaries are market determined, it is not true. Not true at all. Many people get protected because companies want to say ’44 MBAs have stayed with us for the past 12 years’ – […]

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So today the market went up by 400 points – many financial services companies went up by a huge number. Hdfc which was Rs. 3000 pre-split opened at Rs. 610…now it is at Rs. 655. So as is wont….you ask…and they say ‘The financial services industry is booming’. If you have been in the industry […]

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Who pays the highest amount of tax in the country? Mr. Ambani? or Mr. Narayanamurthy? Well neither. Let us see the life history of a typical government or a bank employee. They join for service after a competitive exam – after that they are happy to hold on to that job for life. They earn […]

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If all actions are reactions why are Americans hated? Well this is a finance site..so let me stick to what I know. Almost all literature we have read on equity markets is American. The great American investors have written all this literature in the past 50-100 years. This was the time when American companies (fairly […]

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