Category Archives: Personal Finance

PPFAS LONG TERM VALUE FUND GETS SEBI CLEARANCE FOR LAUNCH OF NFO

In one of my recent blogs I had asked my readers to keep money ready and get their KYC done so as to invest in PPFAS AMC’s new fund offering (NFO). I got a call from them yesterday that they … Continue reading

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BUDGET A NON EVENT FOR A MAJORITY OF SERVING SALARIED PEOPLE

The FM presented another budget of the government’s income and expenditure before the parliament and the nation on 28 Feb. It is a non-event. It confirmed my take on the GDP numbers which I had written in an earlier blog … Continue reading

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KEEP YOUR INVESTIBLE SURPLUS READY FOR THIS NEW MUTUAL FUND FROM PPFAS

In one of my previous blogs on Value Investing I had mentioned about Mr Parag Parikh, who is an astute value investor and was planning to launch a mutual fund.  Yesterday, I spoke to Ms Usha Galia and Mr Ankur of … Continue reading

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LATEST GDP NUMBERS BY CSO

Today, the Central Statistical Organisation gave out the GDP numbers and said that the growth would be 5% for this fiscal year. For stock markets, this may be a great come down, for the Indian industry also these numbers may … Continue reading

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SHOULD YOU INVEST IN AN IPO?

  Last Sunday I was playing golf  with a couple of senior military officers and post golfing we happened to share a beer and a bite. The conversation veered towards stocks, IPOs and whether they are really worth investing. It … Continue reading

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CETERIS PARIBUS

The other day I was addressing a group of professionals on how our emotional and behavioural makeup decides our financial destinies. And during the course of the talk, I suggested that whenever a good business temporarily undergoes a problem and … Continue reading

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MUTUAL FUNDS & MY FRIEND MUKUL

Happy New Year to all my readers. May you all have a great financial year ahead. There has been a gap since my last blog. The reason being I have been travelling a bit. I will try to be more … Continue reading

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WHICH BUSINESS SHOULD I BUY INTO?

I often discuss the concept of business and money with my 10 year old son Arjun. He has understood a basic concept of saving out of earnings. Out of the Rs 400/- pocket money which I give him, he saves … Continue reading

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HAPPY DIWALI…..TWO DIWALI STOCK PICKS

Happy Diwali and a prosperous new Samvat  to all my readers. I am often asked about what do I look when I pick stocks. I learnt three techniques from Prof Bakshi of MDI, Gurgaon. I now only use those three … Continue reading

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NON LINEAR RETURNS AND TATA TEA

Investors in stocks should reconcile and understand the concept of non linear returns very clearly in order to get optimal returns from their investments. I often get queries from investors in mutual funds and stocks. Both these instruments have given … Continue reading

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