A promise is a promise….! So here is the first installment in how to read financial statements…. Let us start at the very beginning….when a company files its Annual Accounts it files the balance sheet, Profit and Loss account, auditors report, directors report…ARE THESE TRUSTWORTHY? Well they are as trustworthy as your OWN CV. […]
Hey the agency model is NOT working. Well it is not working as it was intended to at least. A group of people start a bank. They work in the bank. Then they appoint employees to work there. They appoint qualified people. These people are supposed to be moral, ethical, ….etc. These people cheat. They […]
If I were to write a book on personal finance, personal fitness, diet….I would love to call the book “Take Charge” Simply because that is exactly what you need to do with your health and /or your finances. Also only when you take stock of the current situation (i.e. make your balance sheet) will […]
Not sure how many of you will believe this, but when the DLF scrip was quoting at Rs. 1200, I asked the research head of A BIG broking firm – whether it is worth buying. He said ‘Sir based on MY accounting tolerance this share is worth Rs. 400 based on boss’s accounting tolerance and […]
How people love a rising market! So one good day and the world wants to announce that the worst is behind us. My foot. Remember it took a long time for the world to recover from the Lehman collapse – a company who had an audited balance sheet. When it comes to countries, you […]
Writing one post on ‘why fundamental analysis is difficult?’ is a brave attempt! Very good chance that a few thousand people will call up and REFUTE (which is all right) and many many more may call in to say, there is much more to it. Both are absolutely true. When we got a balance sheet […]
As a part of the conspiracy of the rich they do not teach finance at the school / college level. – Robert Kiyosaki I do not have enough data to agree or disagree with this statement. However I was quite stunned that none of the professional courses – medical, law or engineering teach even basic […]