Some debt market basics….largely meant for the MBA (finance) students: What is a Negotiated Market? deals that have been done by negotiation, executed -but REPORTED on the trading system – for approval of the exchange is called a negotiated market deal. What is a when-issued market? it refers to the security being permitted for trading […]
http://www.subramoney.com/finance-for-non-finance-people-workshop/ Since the name of the game is transparency …all websites should be made to disclose how the costs add up. For example on mutual fund, banking and life insurance sites there should be a ‘disclosure’ of salaries. I should know that the MD got a salary of Rs. 2 crores + esop +….This will […]
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, […]
The easiest way to define ‘liquidity risk’ is risk that arises from the difficulty of selling an asset. An investment may sometimes need to be sold quickly. The reasons can be different for individuals and different for an investment manager. Unfortunately, an insufficient secondary market may prevent the liquidation or limit the funds that can […]
Continuing my post of 23rd (yesterday) ..remember the fundamentals. How much money you make is a function of how well you manage your money. Remember what Warren Buffet said about “financial derivatives” – he called them “weapons of mass destruction”. If bankers, merchant bankers and others are being bailed out – do not laugh at […]
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 […]