Learn well from the past and you will be blessed with a happy future, it is said. And it makes sense. So, quickly, here’s what we can learn from the year 2014 to make 2015 a happier year. For one, 2014 was a good year for investments. The elections delivered a clear mandate. The Equity […]
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”– Anonymous Paralysis by analysis, they say. In many cases it is true as per our experience. Believe it or not, the client who spends a lot of time on analysis often ends up […]
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. – Albert Einstein Life is no fairy tale, but it can be a dream come true if you plan it properly. Few dreams are more cherished than children. And today, […]
I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you. – Friedrich Nietzsche We’re with the great German philosopher on this one. Especially when it comes to helping your investments gain ground. To gain ground, we first need to gain trust. And it works both ways. To […]
Today we would like to narrate the story of one of our esteemed client. (Names changed for privacy purpose) Ten years back we met very humble and down to earth couple Mrs. Kavitha and Mr. Ram. Mrs. Kavitha worked as a senior engineer in Software Company and Mr. Ram is government employee. They were keen […]
Live conferences are a different way to learn and expand our consciousness, perspectives, and knowledge base on subjects which then inform our career and life decisions. I attended one such event last Friday in Mumbai and met India’s top fund managers to understand their outlook on the capital markets and opportunities for investors going forward. […]
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new fund ‘Global Stable Equity Fund’ which is currently open for subscription. The fund is a feeder fund and is invested into the parent fund ‘Nordea Global Stable Equity Fund’. Nordea is a investment management company in Europe. Nordea manages about 200 billion Euros. By investing in Global […]
We recently met Geoff Lewis, global market strategist at JP MorgaRavi_GeoffLewisn. Here are some takeaways: Strong correction in high yield bonds after announcement from the Fed about tapering of QE. Less correction in equities. Nothing fundamentally has changed. The sequence of Fed’s exit plan. Some investors think the QE will stop from this Sept while […]
Property is so powerful that it sucks all the money that one has. relocate home Desire to own more real estate than required is a sure recipe to invite financial stress at the cost of pedaling all other aspirations. You climb the uphill mountain with the big baggage of mortgage. You stop all on going […]
In continuation to our note last September, we are excited to share some more insights on this fund. This update was shared to our clients much earlier. The Fund was launched in Feb 2010. Since Launch it has returned an absolute 70% compared with MSCI AC World index 65%. The fund has beaten many of […]