A few days ago I did a sarcastic article on ‘how real estate prices cannot fall at all’….now I am contradicting myself! Two different stories about real estate deals: One person bought in a upcoming luxury project in year a 4bhk house for Rs. 112 Lakhs in dec 2006. In 4 years time, a self […]
Why do men lie about money? It is simple: a) they will not admit to the world – even to the wife and kids that they are not earning enough. b) it is a community thing – some communities like to show off, some do not have the need to show off. c) men live […]
Men are men – you see the Seagram ad, do you not? I have seen just too many men living beyond their means. This they do by lying to their wives – and living it up. This becomes even easier when the husband is in business. The wife only understands cash flow – so […]
In the past 10 days 2-3 people have asked me for feedback about 3 financial planners. I do not know the people asking the questions, nor do I know the planners. Obviously I know the names, but I will not name them. I politely said ‘I as a professional will not comment on the work […]
tuesday….the day after Mahashivratri…will be on Cnbc awaaz along with Swati Kumari answering questions on INvesting..in Hindi…..
Hi will be answering some Personal finance questions – with Latha Venkatesh on Cnbc Tv 18…. TODAY, FRIDAY, 17TH…AROUND 12.10PM i will be in the studio..may be starting around 12.20…live…
It is the time of the year when HR and accounts people chase you for your ‘investing’ proof. So people ask me the following questions: – should I invest in equities? -should I invest in ELSS? or should I invest in bank deposits, nsc or ppf? And worse, some people think they are doing ME […]