Normally resolutions are made at the beginning of the year or on a birthday…however here are some resolutions that an investor can take / do any time: 1. I promise to reduce mutual fund costs: If you are in a diversified mutual fund which charges 2.5% (max) shift to some scheme which charges less (say […]
The Golden Rule of Investing is that the Man with the Gold Makes the Rules of Investing. You have to remember this rule – because this article is about REBATING. Rebating is illegal in India – it means if I ask you to invest in a life insurance policy, general insurance policy or a mutual […]
So as expected the ULIP bill is passed. I am not sure about my numbers but if the mf sales: ulip sales is 1:300, to even think the MF industry will be called for a meeting sounds funny. The mutual fund industry in India is going through a real hard grind – some partly its […]
Is the financial service industry doing anything for society? I mean is there a VALUE ADD or is it just getting more and more out of the value adding channel? Not sure? Ask MBA colleges – the financial service industry is a big saviour. Whether it be ICICI, Hdfc, Kotak, Indiainfoline, – all their arms […]
Regulators have a terrific ability to speak the language of the most dominant player. Have you observed that? When Hdfc Standard Life Insurance came out with ‘riders’ – fairly obviously some riders were priced more than the death main clause (will not go into the reasons here). This meant you could take a ‘Term life […]
The advantage of running a blog and doing some training is you meet people of various types, shapes and sizes. I meet people who have made immense amount of money in equity markets (upwards of Rs. 20 crores), people who are die-hard market timers (some have done well so somewhat debunking the theory that no […]
Sometimes you get rich by not getting ESOPs! If the private life insurance companies did not give you ESOP, rejoice. It must be really difficult if you have such a tough competitor like LIC! Look at what all they do: 1. They give in writing to corporates – we will give you 9.35% p.a. return […]