Some companies in India are more equal than others. Sahara is one such case. No clue about what they do. They can show a thumb to RBI, go to the Supreme Court over a matter, scare the regulator into taking action,…. Congrats to SEBI for passing the order – surely Sahara will say the matter […]

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When you handle personal finance you need to be a little soft, a little hard and sometimes cruel. It is like giving medicines to a kid. Not many clients want to listen to bitter advise. Imagine a professional who wants to invest Rs. 3 crores in a business, where I think he will earn only […]

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Arjun Parthasarthy – i think used to be a debt fund manager with IDFC mutual fund, and I have spoken to him a couple of times, long long ago. Now he runs a website www.arjunparthasarthy.com – I have not yet visited the site, but I found an article in DNA money authored by him. In […]

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  recently a friend found out at the funeral of a lady that a ‘rod’ which was supposed to be put in her left leg was not put at all….only when her body was being burnt did they find this out…so he tweeted ‘please get an xray done after an operation…that all things are done’. […]

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  One of the girls who read my book….has sent this note….I have masked her name….obviously do not want her name to show up in a Google search!! Name:  hidden           Age: 23 (born 1987)         Profession: Service / Banker 1. At what age do you plan to retire? Have you started saving for retirement? I plan […]

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You have just crossed your 23rd birthday, when you’ve gained the education and/or skills you need for the career you’ve chosen, and you’re earning money and learning how to handle it. Ok, ok you are not in your twenties but are in your thirties and have started looking at financial planning. Fine, this article will […]

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