On the one hand I keep cribbing about the high cost of financial services, on the other hand I meet kids, young people and people over 45 who are constantly being sacked. The sackings have not been done nicely too. It is much easier for the top management to sack ‘200 Feet on the Street’ […]
Just finished watching a TV serial (real life program I believe) called ‘Crime Patrol’! One Nationalised bank had opened a bank account – without proper papers, and not remembering the basic Anti Money Laundering lesson 101. The story is very simple, but shocking. There is a death claim which is fraudulently encashed by a Branch […]
There are many people who prefer buying mutual funds, medical and life insurance and many financial products through an agent. Normal reasons why people use an agent are as follows: He helps with filling up the form He knows what is happening in the industry and will be able to give some useful advice He […]
I have always held the view that you should have your own medical and life insurance – do not trust your company to cover you sensibly. Most general insurance (medical) decisions in corporate India is a finance and HR decisions. Rarely, if at all are they equipped to handle this decision. Let me give you […]
Believe me, buying a financial product is as traumatic as sitting with a doctor and discussing a report saying you have some killing illness. I am connected to many CXOs in the financial services industry and there is perhaps not one brokerage firm that has not offered its services to me. Among other accounts I […]
A finance ministry official says “If foreigners are allowed to invest directly in India, volatility will go down in Indian markets”. I am completely unable to understand this. Like I cannot understand what is wrong with Intra day or Intra month volatility! Markets have always been volatile – the question is how volatile that […]
“Subra, I met this Financial Planner and he has offered to do my financial planning for a fee of Rs. 24,000 – I can afford it, is it worth it?” was a call that I handled this week. I said: Gee, frankly I do not know. It takes a great mind to say “I will […]