This article appeared in Money Today….long back….. From what to how P V Subramanyam October 24, 2007 Print Email These days client questions have changed a little. No more is somebody asking—“Do I need to do financial planning?” Rather the questions are: “How do I do financial planning? What are the advantages?” These questions are […]
· Right of “Proportionate Beneficial Ownership” · Right of timely services · Unit holders entitled to receive dividend warrants within 30 days of date of declaration Unit holders have right to payment of interest at 15% p.a. in the event of failure on the part of Mutual fund to dispatch redemption proceeds within ten working […]
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 […]
Regulators around the world like to use words like “bailout” in order to help failing institutions. Which kind of institutions get a helping hand? The honest ones? The fair ones? You got to be joking. It is friends and relatives who get bailed out! Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae kept telling the whole world that […]
Many of my posts are based on the Financial Planning / Mutual fund training class that I do. One question that normally people ask me about where to keep their emergency funds. I do give a variety of answers, but here is what I have done: A friend who is an investment adviser has a […]
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 […]
Old age, death, retirement, are all very far away in life. Life is fun. You have just started earning, why should you start financial planning? And for heavens sake at the age of 23!? Well read on. Most 23 year olds are different. Most of them have financial needs that differ materially from those of […]