remember this story was written in July 2011….in fact on 10 July…. Did anybody tell Dhirubhai Ambani that he was very lucky? Take a ‘Taleb’ian view on the success of the late Dhirubhai Ambani. He was a simple man, not very educated, perhaps very well focused, and dammit, GODDAMN LUCKY. Make no mistake there may […]
The mutual fund industry is cribbing about there being no investments. Of course there are no investments. The industry has spent all its time pampering, requesting, cajoling the distributor. They have no direct communication with the investor. Do the fund houses need the distributor? Yes. What a tight situation, is it not? Has any fund […]
Army / Military personnel (this includes navy, airforce, border security forces, etc.) guard our country. However do they undergo any training in personal finance? The answer, is obviously, no. In an interaction with a few young army / ex army people, I have come to the following conclusion: 1. Like the rest of the population, […]
So many kids – aged 23-26 today have a serious problem on their hands – they have a degree which is not bankable, they have a loan taken to get that degree, and they have no place to stay in a Metro! Vow! Welcome to the American lifestyle. Kids who have left their houses to […]
‘Get a good degree, get a job in a government organisation, the government itself or in a psu bank.’ Universally brilliant advise to all girls from mothers. Alas, no longer accurate or correct. Thanks to my friends, colleagues, family…I do not know too many people in the government, psus, etc. I know only 4-5 with […]
This is a pure humor column…figures are completely wrong, but I guess the trend is correct…. 150,000 people selling mutual funds (read as UTI), post office products, etc…. Exam introduced by SEBI (people wrongly call it the Amfi exam) 10,000 people selling UTI products Exam introduced in Hindi 85,000 people have passed the exam…now it […]
‘Never a borrower or a lender be’ – very good advice especially if you do not know to whom to lend. And absolutely true if you do not know how you are planning to repay. However given our propensity to consume TODAY out of our future earnings – we will borrow for consumption. So telling […]