here is an article I did for Lokmat….it is in Marathi…   http://onlinenews1.lokmat.com/php/detailednews.php?id=OxygenEdition-57-1-15-03-2012-a3266&ndate=2012-03-16&editionname=oxygen

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In the past 10 days 2-3 people have asked me for feedback about 3 financial planners. I do not know the people asking the questions, nor do I know the planners. Obviously I know the names, but I will not name them. I politely said ‘I as a professional will not comment on the work […]

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Who should decide on whether self regulation works? The other regulators? The MCA? The RBI? SEBI? …hmmm tough choice! The ICAI of course a well run body representing the interest of the C As. Well if this is what you think, you think wrong. Once you get in you realize that many of the regulators […]

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Caveat: Do not take this post seriously. It is utter nonsense. I am just producing this to show you what kind of #$%^(&* goes around – and for somebody who thinks you can retire with US $200…God bless you. This is obviously NOT WHAT I RECOMMEND TO YOU…just to tell you to be careful… http://www.agorafinancial.com/reports/PSF/Blueprint/vp/PSF_RetirementBlueprint3959AR_vpEx1.php?code=MPSFMC00&o=547439&s=551445&u=33693951&l=346674&g=154&r=Milo […]

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In Hindi there is a saying ‘Bali ka bakra’ – it is the goat which has to be sacrificed. There is no sacrificing of the lion or the elephant, but just a goat. We saw it in the case of the Adag -Reliance communication telecom scam also. Everybody knew who was the beneficiary. He was […]

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When Tata Motors launched Indica, I was skeptical, sold the share and bought it back at 25% of the price at which I sold. Just luck I guess, but I will live with that. A brilliant observer of the auto market Adil (of Car and Bike fame!) told me “I told T Motors they should […]

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Most stories going around in the world are only about dishonest, misselling, cheating agents..do any of you have any idea about a few honest agents? The agency business is funny. Managers get people who are reasonably good in sales, but not too knowledgeable about the product, and make them agents.. here is a story: “I […]

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