Hi Students of the Graduating class of 2010, Here are some lessons which I wish somebody gives to all graduates. It does not matter whether you are a CA, MBA, a doctor, Engineer or a plain graduate. These lessons are the basics of finance which is nice to know and MUST to implement. Let us […]
Goal setting is something which now everybody seems to be doing. However it is not possible to do any kind of Goal setting unless it is internal to you! So why can I not set goals for myself like say a Mukesh Ambani (perhaps) does for himself. Simple – internal to me, but I am […]
I have been getting lots of mails from Nris all over the world – Australia, Bahrain, US, UK,… not sure if there is a pattern..many of them want to invest in India and are wondering how? If i were to address issues relating to Nri investors…what are the areas that YOU would want me to […]
Some things which look like good practices to a few people look like anti-wealth (or wealth creation mistakes) to a few others. Let us take an example for ‘feeling sorry for oneself’. Does this have anything to do with wealth. Well it is a matter of having a Wealth Mindset or not having a Wealth […]
Almost every day somebody asks me this question! This question can take many forms – sometimes a student doing is engineering asks this question or sometimes it is the student’s parent asking this question. Even when a kid is 5 years of age parents need to plan for a ‘good’ education. Good education normally means […]
When people talk to me about retirement – they compare themselves to their parents. There is a large population that has already got it wrong. I met 2 people who have crossed 85 years – BOTH said ‘I thought I will die at 76-77, my father died at his age of 74, I did not […]
So you have decided to buy a home, have you? What are the issues while buying a home? Well there are many, let us look at a few of the generic problems: 1. One big advantage in buying a home (presumably with a loan, like everybody does) you need to get your finances in order. […]