‘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 […]

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Well none of us know what next…but let us look at the crystal ball: – we all knew that there were scams. Some have come out, many have not yet. – a scam eruption HAS to by definition bring the markets down – as an acknowledgment of the eruption. – markets could remain low / […]

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Thanks to a book on retirement and many sundry articles on retirement planning….and people realizing (perhaps) my limited ability to talk on other topics….we do end up talking a lot about retirement. This is how they react…I have a little conveniently summarised them as follows: people in the 20s           – ‘what are you talking about?’ […]

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I hate giving tips…and hate people asking for tips. When a person who does not know me from adam sends a mail saying “I have L&T bought at 1485…what should I do now?”.  Sorry, I can only delete the mail. I need to know a person before I can recommend anything to him or her. […]

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We all know who writes columns of lies, lies and honest lies, so here is a dig… Look at the Quantum Mutual fund advertisements which appeared in the national press. The advertisement says “we have eliminated distribution commission…” so your money works for you. There are 2 types of charges that a customer pays in […]

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I have nothing new to say..but surely this group is starved of ‘income’ and therefore cash flow. The markets especially equity markets love cash flow and certain cash flows at that. If certainty and cash flows are missing, the p/e takes a hammering…so the market capitalisation of the group is down…from great heights reached. Ok […]

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A lot of the money that I handle directly (family only) and some people who claim to listen to me (I have no clue where they buy, whether they buy, or whether they have sold)…are bleeding because of these shares: Allied Digital (-67%), Arvind Products (-54%), Brand House (-34%), Crest Animation (-49%), Jupiter Bio (-39%), […]

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