Thanks to the fact that I do a lot of training, I do meet a lot of people. Right from the lowest end sales person (who could be a banker or an IFA) to the fund manager. In my personal finance class I meet a greater variety of people – from simple students to retired […]

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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 […]

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I recently read a small (about 80 pages) report on the Indian mutual fund industry. Most of the facts were well known, but still some were surprising. Here is a small summary of what I found interesting (the whole report is): This was a market survey of 750 investors, 850 Independent Financial Advisors, and 40 […]

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