Suppose you have bought a policy from one of the life insurance companies (classic endowment) and wish to surrender it, what do you do? Go to the life insurance company and say “i wish to surrender this plan please”. They then follow a very complicated path and tell you how much they will pay you. […]
When a banker aged 58 buys a UNIT LINKED PLAN…do you feel sorry for him or say ‘well all your life you did to your clients did you not?’. A banker spends all his life dealing with legal documents, he knows the value of the signature that he puts on the paper, correct? He is […]
The simple art of writing an astrology column or appearing on television is to write in a way that you say nothing. Let us take some typical lines (in astrology): -those who are single will find somebody attractive to spend your life with. – business travel could be difficult, take care of your health. – […]
Clearly inspired by Aamir Khan’s program on doctors… Sorry I do not have the reach of an Aamir..but would be happy if you write in with your problems. I can assure you that the cxo of the company that cheated you will hear about it. If it is a psu, please excuse me….i do not […]
There are a few myths in Economics and here is an attempt to handle a few of them. The worry is that these myths are so ingrained that we may all find it difficult to even accept that it is wrong. However, wrong it is, and let me start by enumerating them: 1. There is […]
– Markets are in a turmoil, you should be investing in ‘safe’ assets that give guaranteed returns like ppf, nsc, bank fixed deposits. – Do not sell all your equities, but do put some money in debt instruments, it is safe – Do not worry about sector specific investments, but the sectors to be avoided […]
Mostly people tell you ‘I bought a house for Rs. 50 lakhs’. Great. A house is rarely just the cost that the broker told you when you bought the house. Have you seen what are the associated costs? Cost of the house is Rs. 50 lakhs. Assuming you did not have any money for down […]