Monthly Archives: July 2015

UNDERSTANDING HOLDING COMPANIES : A PRIMER

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Fauji

One of my readers, Anshul, has been asking me, “Why do companies have a Holding Company? Why don’t they do direct business? A case in point is Balmer & Lawrie Investments Ltd vis a vis Balmer & Lawrie Ltd.

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

GREEK DEBT CRISIS SIMPLIFIED. GREXIT: A GRECIAN TRAGEDY

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Fauji

As I wrote in my previous post, I just returned from Greece. There seemed to be no crisis. The people were happy, enjoying, slightly worried perhaps for pensions, but nothing more. When I watch the news, the background building is … Continue reading →

Posted in Macro Economy | Leave a comment

WHICH BUSINESSES TO BUY OR COMPANIES TO INVEST IN??

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Fauji

I got a comment rather a query from a reader asking me how do I select companies to analyse and invest in? It’s a million dollar question. And the key to becoming rich. I learnt it after a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Stock Investing | 2 Comments