I have been receiving queries about investing in fixed income  securities. Not sure whether it is an indication that Indians are pulling out of equity markets (read the article on Bloomberg about this) or banks are giving real poor interest rates. So let me run a series of questions. 1. Should I invest in a […]

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Balance your portfolio with MIPs? Many investors may have eroded their capital due to market’s slow grind. Investors are now seeking options on the debt side of their portfolio to protect their capital and also looking for a good rate of return. During these turbulent times, it is very sensible to be investing in equities, […]

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There are some loose cannon balls out there at the regulators place who are hell bent on letting blood flow… The mutual fund industry in India was anyway a top 8 cities, institutional phenomena. However the retail portion was serviced by a huge army of advisers and employees of AMCs. You should meet the Indian […]

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this article appeared in money mantra….as a lead story on inflation. Inflation is perhaps one of the least understood risks in investing. Understanding the power of small numbers is not easy. That is the reason why people find it difficult to understand the impact of compounding too – after all inflation is just negative compounding. […]

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