A few observations I made over the past few days, since Anna Hazare went on a fast for a strong anti-corruption law. That the government’s recent responses to Team Anna and the public demand for a strong anti-corruption law seems to be like that of someone asking a dying man to fill a form at … Read more
My South Indian friend Swami had a new reason to complain since this morning – the rains. “I really got caught in the rains today – it was really bad, the weather, roads and traffic” , he told me as I met him today. Monsoon in Bangalore is, at best, mild, so a steady bout … Read more
I often wonder what is a worse condition to have, diabetes or heart disease. And what is easier to live or die with. Like the wife says it is easy to fix heart disease if it is only that. You may be able to detect it before you get a heart attack, and do something … Read more
“Who is this S&P?” asked my South Indian friend Swami to my broker over a cup of coffee. Swami, who generally spends time with his family over weekends, suddenly called me on Sunday afternoon, and said he wanted to meet my broker friend Jignesh who knew a thing or two about investing. I was not … Read more
I don’t know about you, but I must tell you how sad I felt for the Indian cricket team yesterday. The world champions in one day cricket and the world’s number one test side were put on the mat by the English team. So I decided to drown myself in some beer along with my … Read more
“Are you a vegetarian or non-vegetarian?” asked the waiter at the hotel to my South Indian colleague Swami. This question always confuses him. “I am a vegetarian mostly, but I can eat chicken, except on Tuesday and Friday. So it depends on what everyone else is ordering”, he replied. Such responses always confuse waiters in … Read more
Human motivations are complex to understand, and sometimes funny when experienced. Yesterday a colleague of mine relentlessly kept on enlightening me on the so many bad things about his job. He started with how things were getting from bad to worse, and how they could get even worse going forward. On how he was never … Read more
Travellers on Indian roads would be very familiar with this sign. Almost every truck, specially the big inter state ones that cross highways, has this funny term written behind them “Horn OK Please”. I have seen it often, and have never quite understood its significance. Having asked a few people, even they seem to be … Read more
“If we assume that there are normal or standard income results to be obtained from investing money insecurities, then the role of the advisor can be more readily established. He will use his superior training and experience to protect his clients against mistakes and to make sure that they obtain the results to which their … Read more