The most important requirement for a start up is not just PROFITABILITY, but also the availability of CASH. Cash flow is not the same as profitability – and many businessmen do not realize this. If you are a supplier of material which is not critical for a business, chances are your payment will be […]
The number of people who advise investors to invest in Index funds is now increasing. Of course many of them are victims of the Great American media program. As long as Prashant Jain, Naren Sankaran, Nagnath, Sukumar are managing funds for me for a 2% fee why should I ‘index’ my portfolio? There are many […]
I was sitting on a pile of sugar shares, and sugar is doing well. Frankly I think 2010 and 2011 are likely to be bullish for sugar mills profitability will only get better. The retail sugar price is unlikely to come down and this ensures good EPS. Given good eps and buying by institutions sugar […]
There are many people wondering whether this is a bear rally or a bull rally. Unfortunately only with time can one say whether the recovery will be V shaped, U shaped or L shaped! There are many fantastic signals to say that this is a bull rally. ONe is the sharpness/ shrillness of the ‘pyt’s […]
Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, P Chidambaram – all three are men with above average intelligence, and reasonably competent in their jobs. However, one thing common to all 3 of them is all of them are trying to play with the rules of economics. They do not let market forces play to the fullest extent. Alan […]