Here is a fine book on personal financial planning! it is called the “Richest Man of Babylon” and was suggested to me by the owner of a cute book shop named twistntales – based in Aundh, Pune. Here is a book review of the same -hopefully it will inspire you to buy the same, and […]

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  For many of us who deal with life insurance, we dread the call from the client’s nominee asking for a claim form, do we not?   However, do we expect a call from a client to say “Thanks for the term life insurance that I took from you last year, I am alive, but am […]

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There are many companies which have given fantastic, scorching returns. Microsoft, GE, Berkshire Hathway….are some examples. Berkshire Hathway, well er is a fund..or so you thought. Let me tell you, it is not. Mr. Buffet is a brilliant businessman, fantastic stock picker, (fantastic bargain picker – look at the recent offer to pick good bonds […]

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Most of us earn a living, and we work to earn a living. So salary is also a big help in the process. However creating wealth is not just a function of our salary. It is a function of mindset. In case we decide that in the long term we want to create wealth we […]

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It is easy for the common investor to get carried away by the agent telling him about the “best performing fund”. The question to ask is “How will the fund manager maintain the same rate or a similar track”. The answer is we cannot. Check out the article on risk and performance. See the amount […]

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