Once upon a time (even today it has not really changed much) companies were run for the benefit of the dominant shareholders who were also in management. Even today that happens in companies like Reliance, Birla, Bajaj, Murugappa, – and these are not insignificant in size or contribution to the national kitty. However in the […]
It is quite amazing to see how far away most of the media people are regarding the reality – especially in financial planning. Yesterday while flipping channels..i saw about 2-3 minutes of a program which was ‘discussing’ giving ‘Power of Attorney’. These are the things that I heard: – be careful to whom you are […]
All insurance plans will become taxable – this is terrible news for life insurance policy holders. How capital gains will be calculated will be a major issue. The cap gains calculation will have to be done by the life insurance company – after all they know all the transactions. So software guys enjoy..all life insurance […]
Whenever there is a talk about investment (greed) or insurance (fear) there are a few statements that I hear, and it does not help at all! Let me elaborate on those statements: 1. You have Colgate? I wish I had bought that share WHEN IT WAS THAT CHEAP! – you can replace Colgate with Hdfc, […]
On 3rd May, 2010 IRDA came out with an amended ULIP regulation…or whatever it is called. There is nothing special except that the reports in the media suggest that it is something new. Well the things are: No partial withdrawal from a pension plan – this will make the pension plan even more tax inefficient. […]
I do not need to tell you that there is a huge Irda vs. Sebi or a mutual fund vs. unit linked insurance plan debate in the country…do I? LOL. However this has ensured that many journos have called me…for a view. It is nice that they take my view – however I am not […]
There are many questions being asked about the sebi vs. irda battle. If the fees paid to sebi / irda depends on the assets size, then it is obvious that both of them want a part of the wealth management pie. To most observers it was clear even in 2003-4 that by 2010-11 the assets […]