There is an alphabetic soup in the financial qualifications – and there are many animals out there. Most first time investors (and some veterans too) are legitimately confused about their role so here is a lesson 101: Financial planner: supposed to know everything about you PERSONALLY so actually called ‘personal financial planner’ who helps you […]
PMS accounts have drawbacks too. For starters, there are all kinds of money managers: good, bad, mediocre, and cheats. Clearly, it’s not worth paying for anything less than the best manager you can find. You cannot also find out who is good and who is not on any unbiased platform. There is no way how […]
Advantages of PMS 1.Personalised asset allocation. The portfolio should be based on your personal investment goals. It would not be just a general strategy like “growth” or “income.” Thus the money that you need in 6 days would be in a savings bank account, money that you require in 6 months in a floater account, […]
If people think (or know) that you have some connection to the stock markets, they do turn to you with queries. One of the questions that I am asked – for the past 3-4 years has been “Do I need to hand over my money to a Portfolio Manager?” Whether an investor would benefit from […]
A man was searching for something in a dark room. He was crying, weeping, screaming and yelling. He was upset. He was making a mess of the things kept in the room. He broke some and tumbled on others. Yet, what he was searching for, he could not get. He was blaming his wife, children, […]
Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]
If you are a reasonably well off individual living in India’s metros, at some stage a “relationship manager” or a “wealth manager” would have approached you with an offer to “manage” your wealth. You may have recoiled in horror, or been pleased that somebody thinks you are now in the “wealth” category. However, do not […]