There are a lot of things to learn form the Ramayana. I have done many posts in the past on such learning, here is one more: Look at Ravana, and see what are his assets: First of all by any standards the man was rich. Translate it to today’s terms – he could be an […]

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How much should a professional charge as a fee? This is a question that I have found almost impossible to answer. Let me tell you why. Suppose you have a client who has a slightly complicated family relationships. The client is a 65 year old widow who is rich, and has the following assets: One […]

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I have a friend who is a brilliant technical analyst. Make no mistake, I have seen tons of Tech analyst, he is among the very top. I do not like Tech Analysis, esp because I rarely take SIGNIFICANT trading position. Even though there are many companies which I KNOW are terribly over-rated, I do not […]

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  This is such a catchy headline and completely contradictory to my saying ‘if you do not know what you are going to do with your leisure, do not retire’! Frankly the word ‘Retirement’ means ‘doing what you enjoy rather than doing what you must’. So a retired doctor could still be in practice – […]

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Look at some of the excuses that people give for not making a will: – I have a lot of money, but so do my kids. They will not fight for Rs. 50 lakhs. So true. I heard of a family which fought for Rs. 50, 000 crores, I am sure you did to! – […]

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Recently when a kid wanted to borrow Rs. 20 lakhs, he went to a bank but got bad rates of interest. The documentation was painful, and the family was not sure whether it was the right thing to do. A rich uncle – actually his dad’s younger brother (kids chacha) offered the loan at exactly […]

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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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