Many of today’s equity sales people (never mind if they are hawking mutual funds, direct equity, pms, or life insurance) may not really have a perspective on the long-term positive attributes of equity investing. Certainly, equity markets do not always deliver positive returns in a steady upward fashion. Nor are they obliged to do so. […]
Insurance is mandatory if you have a car! If your car is worth insuring what about other assets ? What about your practice? Your Dentist’s chair? Your hospital? Most doctors need at least some insurance to be in place as part of their overall financial plan. The question is how do you work out what […]
The easiest product to mis-sell in the markets for the past 2-3 years has been the SIP! Why do you ask? The answer is simple. The press has been supporting and extolling the virtues of SIP – we all are guilty of this including yours truly. However SIPs work over long periods of time – […]
There are many reasons not to buy life insurance! Life insurance is one of those common-sense products that come with a number of advantages… and very few drawbacks. That’s why millions of men and women take the opportunity to purchase coverage — to protect their loved ones in the event of their own premature death. […]
This is arguably the most important financial decision in your life you will ever make! Not too long ago life was simple. You wanted a bank account, you went to a bank. If you wanted to buy shares, you went to a sub-broker (a broker was out of reach till about 15 years back). If […]
Why should you know Nagnath’s view on the market? When the whole world was pessimistic about India he predicted huge cash inflows. I may not be too wrong if I say that he predicted the bull run in 2002, not in 2008! He always has a balanced view and gives excellent quotes and views to […]
There are no clear answer to this question which is in the top of mind question for anybody who looks at any kind of insurance (life or general). However, we can see why we buy life insurance: We buy life insurance to replace income lost due to the death of the breadwinner. The amount of […]