Can the bulls hold on?
Quick Edit: Watching business TV never looked more comic. Here were these acknowledged brains – global investment strategists, fund managers and analysts […]
Buy enough insurance. Keep it simple.
Buying insurance is no easy job. The maze of products that have been designed by insurance companies have made decision making a […]
Are more surprises in store?
Quick edit: The rupee at 49.50 Vs. the dollar. NIFTY at 5200. These would have been rubbished off as wishful thinking if […]
The IPO scam – The genesis and the solution
The IPO and stock investing are almost synonymous to the investor. Investors view the IPO as the most preferred entry point into […]
Merely saving won’t do.
Habitual saving is an innately Indian trait. Most of us save a good part of our earnings. What’s a good part supposed […]
Your road map to wealth
Imagine. You just hit 30. You’ve worked for 8 years in good jobs. Pay packs expanded through the period. Lifestyles were improving […]
Gloomy Week, Where Are We Headed?
Quick Edit: The market mood in early 2012 reminds us of the year 2001. Then, the tech crash of 2000 had scared […]
Year-end Special – 2013
Year – ends have their own way of playing out on the investor psyche. The year end is not really an event […]
Wealth creation is no fairy tale!
Success stories often sound like fairy tales where one is led to believe that sudden transformations change a person’s fortunes. But, in […]
Expectations for 2012
As I sit down to write this note, the Sensex is down 24% for 2011. Equities have been the worst performing asset […]
ithought market wrap, 23 Dec 2011
Quick edit: The capitulation did not happen this week. Nerves cooled down and value investors were busy buying selectively towards the weekend. […]
Common investment mistakes
As we draw towards the close of 2011, it is a good time to reflect on the year that has gone by, […]