Not sure how many people know how media awards are given…it is a fantastic story in itself. I know one CTO of a large bfsi company (who is actually technically challenged!!) who got the ‘best use of technology’ award. I know his OWN colleagues telling me about his technology knowledge. Well we all laughed. I […]
What should one look for in an advisor-distributor or what the Americans call broker-dealer? Well let us look at what one should be careful if a distributor is a person whom you do not know? 1. Do some kind of a back ground check if he approaches you. 2. If he has been recommended by […]
Which is the worst investment advice that you have ever received? Back in my 20s – when I did not know that I knew nothing about investing (trading I still do not know) I had clients who would seek my advice. Now this advice is kinda addicting. When people ask you give some advice and […]
I have said this many times in the past….the easiest person who can be blamed is the distributor..so blame him! A couple of months ago Moneylife carried an article by Mr. Balakrishnan as to why investors should use the services of a bank, and not that of an individual distributor. I found it amusing, but […]
A chance to meet many people is a huge, huge advantage of being in sales, training and public speaking. It also helps you interact with people across age groups. Some common characteristics of winners: – Learning continually, and taking every opportunity as a learning opportunity – when they find their boss unreasonable, they double their […]
As part of the management of a company I need to conduct interviews. Now if I understood technology, I could have asked questions on technology. My knowledge of technology, macro economics, micro economics, HR, accounting, marketing strategies, – is limited. Most students would look at me ‘Are you from Mars’ if questions from Dalton, Sheldon, […]
One young couple came to me recently wanting to do some ‘financial planning’. Their idea of ‘fp’ was they could give some haphazard information (either for want of data at their end or not wanting to share the data, LOL). They were not too keen to fill up a word document, an excel sheet, collate […]