One of the best sales men I know told me “You must watch Rocket Singh” – to me this is not a great advise – my movie watching is very, very little if at all. However I did watch Rocket Singh. I now feel all my ‘friends’ who are not in the sales profession […]
Now imagine the stress this puts on the government (remember government pays indexed salaries and indexed pensions) finances. Low real returns has a very bad impact on the investments that people make – and the asset allocation has an impact on the credit market also. So the government has to tackle inflation – in a […]
Well for all those people who thought that 2008 is long past us should wake up. The world economy is not picture perfect as yet, and we are still in tough times – but it may look smooth. After all the world is also seeing this kind of turmoil for the first time. The Pre […]
Last week I was speaking to one of the bright kids I work with. For practical purposes let us call him George Orwell. This kid (25 years old) was born in 1984 and has just started on a nice salary. He spends well but can put away a nice amount on a regular basis, but […]
Voluntary Retirement Offer – Evaluation: For whatever reasons – voluntary retirement offers are now quite common and most people do not have a choice. However, if you do have a choice, see how to make the best of it. If you are given a VRS offer at age 45 and you have a transferable skill […]
One amazing rule of investments is called the ‘Golden Rule of Investing’. The Golden Rule says “he who has the Gold, makes the rules of investing”. If this post gets you nostalgic, you must have been born in the 1960s! Once upon a time there used to be a ‘ring’ in The Stock Exchange (you […]
Making a will is simple? Making a `Will` seems to be a simple job; just download a Will, fill in the details and your Will is ready. Or so you think. What can go wrong? Scenario 1: One child depriving the other children of their rightful share: Especially if the other children did not know […]