May 2009 - Posts - Simple Equation

May 2009 - Posts

Spending and Financial Planning

Posted by Harish Rao at 
Is Spending a valid theme in Financial Planning? Should Investment Managers and Financial Planners talk about it in India. Earnings - Spending = Savings. Savings with a plan = Investments Investments x Fee (or commission) = Revenues for the financial services industry in India Financial Planning Industry = Banks / AMCs / Insurance Companies / Independent...

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Investing in Equities

Posted by Harish Rao at 
This is my third post specifically on investing in equities. And the theme is the same. Should you need to have equity in your portfolio, Invest Now. I had started blogging on this platform with my first post titled ‘Let the Party begin...' on Nov 11, 2008 ( Click Here to read that post). Later, on Jan 22, 2009, I made an even more detailed case...

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The Rahul Gandhi Moment

Posted by Harish Rao at 
Rahul Gandhi's unexpected words of praise for Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu has puzzled many political pundits. What if leading business leaders and financial honchos have similar cathartic seizures. In such moments-of-truth would we hear sound bytes like... Mukesh Ambani : Yes, Anil is indeed doing a fine job. When did I ever say politics...

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New Pension System : Mayday, Mayday, Mayday

Posted by Harish Rao at 
Mayday : The call, if made three times continuously, signals distress and trouble. May Day : May 1, International Workers Day or Labour Day. May Day, May 1 : Launch of the ambitious New Pension System (NPS) by PFRDA. What's the connection? Looks like it is PFRDA that needs to send out a distress call on May 1, 2009. Apart from releasing full page...

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