If you do not understand the basics of a subject..statistics do not help you. So if you do not understand investing..it becomes easy for the salesman to tell you a story..with numbers.. If you understand cricket  you will appreciate the examples: Inzamam Ul haq.. has a better batting average than Sachin Tendulkar in New Zealand. […]

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Dr. D Y Patil is a winner of the Padmashree award and his son Vijay Patil has built a beautiful stadium in Nerul and named it after his father. This includes an international stadium, an Olympic size  swimming pool, cricket ground, tennis courts, badminton courts, etc. Of course the cricket ground is famous…where you watched […]

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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, […]

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Darren Gough and IPL – yes you can see some connection, but can you see the connection between Darren Gough and Financial planning? Well neither could I…but here is the connection. Telegraph , UK did an interview regarding Darren’s financial habits – and it was interesting. Nothing flamboyant. His best investment he says – is […]

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I always liked to use this line “It requires a complicated mind to think of simple things”. Of course one needs to add that a thing is simple does not mean it is easy to do. Like giving up smoking, or if you are a pace bowler bowling on or around the off stump. Look […]

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