Which is the best channel to watch if you are an investor? Cnbc? Ndtv Profit? Zee Business? … Well what about Animal Planet? O.k. Okay…I am wrong, but please read ahead especially if you are asking me … Will watching Animal Planet help me answer the following questions? Will inflation touch 17% six months from […]

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Yesterday I had many reasons why you should buy and keep gold. Today I will start by giving some more reasons why you should have gold in your portfolio. There are equally compelling reasons for NOT having gold in your portfolio! Further reasons for HAVING GOLD IN YOUR PORTFOLIO: 1. Gold is gaining popularity: funnily, […]

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There are many reasons to buy Gold and hold it. Of course tomorrow I can give you many reasons NOT to own gold also. One reason NOT to own gold is the recent phenomenon in its price. For example if you had invested in gold in 1980 (US $ 590) today it would be worth […]

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Many people think they (and the industry tells them) that they are eligible for a “home loan”, car loan, personal loan, credit card loan etc. Actually this is not true. You only get a loan against your Form 16, which means this is a loan against your future earning capacity. Imagine telling a lender that […]

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I am normally against loans for buying things – all my blogs say that. So if you think I am breaking my own rules, well let me clarify. I will give you reasons for NOT repaying the loans in a hurry. The reasons are simple: 1. We will continue to inflate, so if you have […]

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“If you spent 13 minutes last year guessing about the economy and the indicators, you wasted 10 minutes”. I am not sure about whether I got the wordings correct, but Peter Lynch said something to this effect. I am myself not a big believer in asset allocation strategies based on the state of the economy […]

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Many people think creating wealth is a very difficult process. Funnily, it is not so! Let us look at some simple steps: 1. Stop procrastination! The best definition of procrastination that I know is unfortunately not printable! But it is easily one of the most important reasons why wealth does not get built. So start […]

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