There are a few companies even in the sensex which come with good results quite regularly. In fact the market likes such companies and gives it a high price earning ratio. So far this has been considered good behaviour and well rewarded. However the breaking of the Madoff scandal makes one feel uncomfortable about such […]
I have been bursting crackers now for a few decades and obviously have some ‘cracker’ wounds, but nothing serious. About 3 years back my daughter’s teacher told her “when you go to burst crackers you should carry a bucket of water…just in case…” So in the first year my daughter carried water on the first […]
A few days back I had done a story about risky financial behaviour. I had said 1-6, so here are the another 6 – from 7 to 12. I did not want to say here are 6 in a set of 22…’cause I wanted to leave it open ended.. 7. Time diversification: You cannot pay […]
One big time broker who is also a CA….was involved in a fraud case. He went to jail – as did his father. Father-in-law was lucky he was spared. The father told one of my friends: “I do not know what my son did in life, but thanks to him I saw the jail”. For […]
While doing a risk review of a portfolio, I stumbled on a portfolio with 55 mutual fund schemes and 52 direct equity investments. When the investor asked me what was the risk, I said there was ‘concentration’ risk. I also told him he was running the risk of ‘over-diversification’ . He asked me to speak […]
this article appeared somewhere… Don’t take this risk with insurance Insurance is a risk cover – don’t risk the nomination part. Most people name their beneficiaries when they buy the policy, and then never give the subject another thought. That could be a mistake. Good consultants recommend that you take the time to review your […]
We are in a mood of extreme pessimism. So now to talk about “irrational exuberance” may be a little out of place. By the way if you are new to the finance business, you may not have heard of Alan Greenspan or of “irrational exuberance”. Of course Alan can now be said to be of […]