When Indians need to invest they look at Gold, Real estate, Post office, bank fixed deposits, life insurance, mutual funds…in that order. Is it too wrong? According to P Chidambaram it is. You are supposed to keep your money in ‘Financial Assets’ so that PC and his brethren can benefit. One of the brilliantly sold […]
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 […]
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 […]
Continuing my dialogue series… Journo: Subra do you not think the life insurance guys get pampered? Subra: Why do you say so? Journo: 40% of the contribution as a commission is too much, do you not think so? Subra: What about products with 122% commission? http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ J: Not possible in the financial service industry…..at least […]
If you have seen the Sprite ad, you will appreciate this for sure! Mutual funds have a compulsion to raise money continuously – and this they can do only if their sales team is able to sell. However, in a very funny way, ‘what sells is what gets sold’ – so they need to come […]
The distributor of financial products – Call him an agent, advisor, consultant, …or what have you, but he is representing the manufacturer and has a role to play. Clients should expect good quality feedback on the happenings, not necessarily express speed. All websites today carry an article on the RBI rate policy. Expect a detailed […]