Uma Kannan wrote this piece on rediff.com….interesting..she called it “11 reasons not to buy ULIPs”. Easy to identify with some things she says…here it is…it appears in the Get Ahead section of the site.. I am sick and tired of writing about ‘should I buy a ‘ULIP or a MF‘ kind of articles. I know […]

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Advantages of PMS 1.Personalised asset allocation. The portfolio should be based on your personal investment goals. It would not be just a general strategy like “growth” or “income.” Thus the money that you need in 6 days would be in a savings bank account, money that you require in 6 months in a floater account, […]

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I am a part of the team  that does a column called “Portfolio Doctor” for Money Today magazine. This column is very popular – and the requests for being featured far, far exceeds the number of columns that can be carried. So here is what the editor of MONEY TODAY has to say about the […]

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For all of us how we handle our personal finances is important. In fact how much money we have at the end of our working lives is determined by how well we manage our money. How hard and how early our money starts working for us is important to determine our net worth. Good financial […]

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This is perhaps the most often asked question. I have seen people mess up quite dramatically. One HR consultant once called me and said “I have Rs. 52,000 where can I invest?’. So I got of on the pedal saying “Equity is good for the long term….etc”. Then when there was a blank from the […]

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this appeared on Utvi when the index was 11,000 or thereabouts… In the latest episode of Smart Money, UTVi’s Vikram Oza interviewd PV Subramanyam who is a Financial Trainer. Is it a common to people stop making investments when times are tough? Subramanyam: When the markets are down, people ask if they can stop their […]

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An investment show is being held in Mumbai, Worli. Here are the details: Name of the show: India Investment Show To be held on:  June 6-7, 2009 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai. Entry fee: NIL  Like every year, we are putting together an exciting show for you. Register by visiting http://equityshow.myiris.com. The show kicks off on […]

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