This is the year when many of my classmates turn 50. So obviously me too 🙂 Here are my thoughts on preparing for retirement. Many planners who are dealing with people past their earning prime, will benefit to know some of this. In my experience I have found that people who are doing their own […]
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 – […]
When I see today’s youngsters – I of course find them restless. Yes, young and restless you have heard…but why young and so called ‘riskless’ ? Well for those who took up a job in 2007/8 (means born in 1985 or later) markets have not been a great – at best it has been lukewarm. […]
this was written in 2007-8 and appeared in an abridged form in moneycontrol …. Hello, Congrats on the nice job you have got! With a degree from an Ivy League school this was a nice job to land. I know you have majored in Finance and are hoping to make money by the tons. […]
Aging is compulsory, maturing is optional. Well as you age, your friends age too – the guys with whom you can let your hair down and paint the town red that is. We have all suffered from sexism (for a guy you know a lot about cooking and food, Subra), ageism (for a guy […]
Have you wondered why people make mistakes while buying financial products? Well here is what I think: 1. Products are complicated: Most financial products are complicated. This is absolutely necessary so that the charges can be well hidden. 2. Salesmen are always in a hurry: This is easy to understand. They are paid for closing, […]
Let us see what the law says about Board Composition (some of it is common sense too!): – board should have an optimum mix of Executive and Non-Exec directors – check all remuneration is checked by the Board and approved by the shareholders – check whether the Board has met at least 4 times in […]