It has been a while since I posted to the blog. The reason being I had nothing much to say. So while I find something to say, there is always a lot of interesting stuff to read. While the message remains the same like all the basics of investing, it is not a bad time … Read more
“Expect a Surprise” said my broker friend Jigneshbhai as we ordered a fresh new flavoured cold coffee this time, when we met over the last weekend. “Is it a surprise or should I expect it?” asked a confused Swami. “If I expect it, it is no longer a surprise, and if it is a surprise, … Read more
“Thank God for the Supreme Court – now the government has to catch all the black money holders with Swiss Bank accounts” exclaimed my friend Swami while we were having our coffee this week. My broker friend Jigneshbhai was unmoved and kept sipping his coffee waiting for Swami to continue. As usual, nothing irritates Swami … Read more
“Yeh PSPO nahi jaanta!” Remember that old ad for – I think – Orient fans? In which a customer gets mocked for not knowing what is PSPO? That was the kind of look my broker friend Jigneshbhai got from Swami when he said, ‘No Idea!’ in response to Swami’s question on ‘where are the markets … Read more
And for a Friday (because this is a long weekend), a few stray thoughts and a few general observations and a few points of view (all my own work): Like the two great minds that influenced the 20th century the most were Gandhi and Einstein. Einstein changed the way we think about what the world … Read more
“So, someone sent me a joke yesterday of an HR Manager who is asked to choose between Heaven and Hell at the Pearly Gates by St Peter”, said Jigneshbhai, as we sipped our coffee last weekend. Swami and I were busy reading up on the stock markets, as they were getting interesting by the day. … Read more
My friend Swami was quite cheerful a few days back when we met. “Finally, the markets are going up – now that Modi is sure to become the Prime Minister.” “There is no such thing as a sure thing,” said my broker friend Jigneshbhai, putting brakes on Swami’s enthusiasm, as he sipped coffee during our … Read more
‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.’ So said someone accomplished. I learnt this truth in my job a few years back when I used to analyse marketing campaign effectiveness for marketing managers. How much ever I tried to tell them that a … Read more
So the old saying that ‘Money does not buy happiness’ is true, and a Princeton-Gallup study has data that backs it up. Take a look at this link: Happiness is Love – and $75,000 The study by Princeton Nobel laureates does say that money does count (or, let’s say, is a significant variable!) for happiness … Read more