In almost all trainings – whether it is a relationship managers training or a independent financial analyst’s training, one complaint comes through very loudly. It goes like this: “I have a client who invests 5 a month in a mutual fund regularly. However I am under tremendous pressure to sell him a unit linked plan […]
How do you know when is the market in a bull phase and when in a bear phase? Well it is surely difficult to know during the phase itself – only at the end of the run do you realize whether it was a bull run or a bear run. However there are some signals […]
So SEBI has one more work for mutual funds. They are supposed to be the conscience keepers for corporate India. Good news. Next they may be asked to get a ‘good behavior’ certificate from unit holders – saying I will redeem them only for legitimate purposes. I will not use the proceeds for buying a […]
I have not been able to answer this question for myself – forget answering this question for others. There are 2 big company CEOs who constantly have their portfolios reviewed by me – the equity portion of it. One of them is in financial services. There are 3 fund managers who talk to me at […]
Let us see…getting rich is easy is it not? Get a good degree ——> It will lead to a great job—-> You will earn a lot of money —-> You have got rich. This is one route. Well there are some issues – every body cannot get a good degree..so the scheme is torpedoed at […]
He who sells more gets more commission. This is always true for any sales program, unless the product is a monopoly product and the manufacturer could not care. So when a small distributor of mutual fund (or life insurance) compares himself to a big distributor, it is unfair. If a small distributor (let us say […]
Or Why you do not need an investment consultant ! If you need bypass surgery, you should find the most qualified surgeon available. If you’re getting sued, you should hire the best defense lawyer in town.These 2 are fairly obvious and I do not think you can do your own root canal surgery, brain surgery […]