Well I have no strong views on Gold – however I have never bought any gold as an investment. I wear no gold on my body, but I guess my mother, sister, wife, and daughter do wear. However as a family also there is no interest in the gold – except to the extent that […]
Book review of ‘Retire Rich- Invest Rs. 40 a day’ The best thing I liked about this book review is it was written by a very smart 21 year old (she is not yet 22). Her dad felt she could have done a far better job (she is far more talented and this does not […]
Women need to know more about money than men do. However in real life this very important task is usually outsourced to the men in their lives – sometimes with tragic results. Many girls and women I know do not even accept the full responsibility for their financial lives. Immaterial of whether it is a […]
Risk to a great extent is counter-intutive! When the index was 3000 (circa 2002) I would meet bank Relationship Managers and IFAs (Independent Financial Analysts) who would tell me “Sir, I only sell debt funds. They are so secure, and you know last year gilt funds yielded 19% p.a!”. I would gently probe and say […]