This is a sequel to the story of a girl who said ‘If I have 10 crores I will be rich’ story. This is a girl who got featured in Lokmat (Marathi newspaper) in a translated story. Here is the sequel. I had asked what could go wrong in the whole process. Well the following […]

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this is reposted because i have written a sequel to this…and that will appear in a couple of days… When a young enthusiastic kid (she reads the blog and finds it embarrassing if her name is used!)  came up to me and said ‘Sir, if I have Rs. 10 crores in my life, I will […]

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‘Get a good degree, get a job in a government organisation, the government itself or in a psu bank.’ Universally brilliant advise to all girls from mothers. Alas, no longer accurate or correct. Thanks to my friends, colleagues, family…I do not know too many people in the government, psus, etc. I know only 4-5 with […]

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Are interest rates going up or going down? Very this is a trillion dollar questions at all points in time is it not? Well I did put in some money into the SBI bond issue – and was pleasantly surprised to see the limit was raised to Rs. 500,000 per application in the retail segment. […]

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Many (most) people think that IFA as a community look at the commission and then decide where the funds of a client have to be invested. Not wrong most of us would think this is fair – after all it is in ‘his or her’ self interest that they should act. However many smart agents […]

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What is being Rich and what is being Wealthy? This is a topic that I have spoken about too many times in the past….One of the steps required is to create different and various sources of income. For a beginner who is starting on a first or second job how is he/she expected to create […]

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One good thing about being in the Equities business for long is you meet only those people who have created wealth for themselves! So you do meet people who have personal net-worth ranging from Rs. 2-3 crores to people who are in the Rs. 1000 crore + net-worth. Many of them are now in their […]

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