This post was triggered by Deepak Shenoy’s article about the regulator… I was a little amused that the cases mentioned even got ‘caught’ . First things first. What is a soft dollar commission or should i say soft rupee commission… I will have to go a little into technical details, so please bear with me. […]
If I did not know how the government works (no even now I do not, but some readers may think I know), I would have believed that the brokers association has done a good lobbying job. That does not seem to be the case. However the RGESS (Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme) is likely […]
I have been hearing from friends about good real estate deals in US and UK. Not that real estate there is a good deal or a bad deal, but when you compare it to Indian prices, it surely looks attractive. It may also be some kind of a protection for people investing only in India. […]
I have not been a great lover of the NPS for various reasons. One of the important reasons is that we do not have an index bond fund – so it is up to the Fund manager to decide what to pick. I hate that when I do not know the FM’s bond picking skills. […]
‘Surprisingly even mutual funds are judged by their size, not by their performance’ – why is this so asked a student. This is a good question – and therefore difficult to answer! This is like going to a doctor because he drives a Mercedes benz. He earns well is for sure, but does it mean […]
I have written a lot of obituaries for the Indian mutual fund industry….let us see what an American Investor pays for investing in a mutual fund. Most American investors go through a Broker-Dealer or a financial planner who acts as a B-D. Forget the myth of a fee-based financial planner – he is as difficult […]