What’s the link between Diogenes, Bengaluru and Hyderabad? Quite subtle as well as pronounced! Diogenes was a Greek philosopher and quite a controversial figure of that time. He used his simple life-style and behaviour to criticise the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt or at least confused society. In a highly […]
How to link your Aadhar number with your Mutual Funds?
For all resident Indian individuals and non individuals, it is now mandatory to link Aadhar number with your mutual funds. Here’s how you can do it all online right from your desk. Please do note that as per the mandate, if you do not update your Aadhar, your folio/account will cease to be operational. While the […]
DSP BlackRock ACE Fund – NFO – A Confused Ensemble
DSP BlackRock ACE Fund is yet another closed-ended fund (3 year lock-in) launched in recent times. This one is targeted at investors who are interested in stock investments but also want to protect the downside. Does it make sense? Let’s be honest. Today, most investors, including you and me, are at crossroads. On the one […]
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund – The manipulation begins
HDFC MF launched its brand new HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund last week. The opportunities fund only represents the opportunity for the fund house, not for you. Here are the reasons you should stay away from this NFO. Now, it wasn’t long ago that SEBI issued guidelines about rationalising the number and types of schemes that mutual […]
Still wondering how to make a rock solid investment portfolio
I hope you have heard about and are planning to register for my upcoming investing workshop in Bangalore on Nov 25, 2017. It is 3 hours of your time that can
How to prepare your portfolio for a market crash?
The Sensex is hovering close to 33,000 points and the Nifty above 10,000 points, at the time of this writing. The government bond yields are also inching up. The number is now close to 7% from 6.6% in Sept 2017. Almost everyone I speak to believes that the markets are frothy and they can correct […]
