http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ I am sure all of you know the cap seller and the monkey story. So why am I telling you the same story again? No this is not the same story, it has a twist. A capseller was looking for a place to rest in a forest. He found a nice big tree and […]
a better version of this appeared recently in moneycontrol – in their wealth section… Shiva Garru of Hyderabad told me a story really difficult to believe, amusing for the readers and sad for the participant. His father in law had invested in fixed deposits and lost money, where as his father had a lot of […]
This article first appeared on the utvi.com web site – written by the famous anchor, Mr. Vikram Oza. It kind of explains the relationship between risk and return. The stock markets are risky business. At least that’s the line most people who didn’t park their money in Dalal Street have maintained. But on the flip […]
We are in the midst of an economic slowdown for sure. The west is down to growth rates of 0 and 1% per annum. Dropping oil prices will mean Sovereign Funds will have lesser monies to spend, and IT companies will also bring in lesser revenues. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping! […]
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 […]
I did not know it would be so difficult to sound simple and uncomplicated. Many people have been mailing me, smsing me, calling me with questions is “What should I do, NOW ? The operative word is NOW. If you have been a long term investor you have seen the resilience of the equity markets […]
Many people know that Saraswathi (Saraswati) is the Goddess of Learning. Learning of course is important. On google you will find a lot of articles which say “what i learnt from Warren Buffet”, “what I learnt from Peter Lynch” or what I learnt from Rakesh Jhunjhunwala” or “what I learnt from Charles Munger” or “What […]