Urban Indians’ financial planning flawed

The recently released HDFC Life ValueNotes Life Freedom Index highlights several key lacunae in the way urban Indians plan their financial investments.

Even as we appear to be increasingly aware of the need for planning, our awareness or knowledge is limited. Many pundits have highlighted the lack >>read more…

Doom and Gloom: A time to Buy Stocks?

Over the past few months, the news has been depressing for investors (and many others as well!).

Internationally:

The Greeks, Italians, and sundry other Europeans threaten to bring down the Euro

The US government does not know how to revive its listless economy

Even >>read more…

Indian Bond Traders Whine

In India, we have a habit of running to the government (or blaming them) every time something goes wrong. This is no doubt a result of our socialistic upbringing, a legacy most adult Indians find hard to shed – even the most die hard, born-again capitalists!

Today, >>read more…

Investing in Art Funds – how Greed makes us foolish

Easel

Recent outrage on the raw deal investors have got with Osian’s art fund would be funny, if only many “innocents” hadn’t got burnt. Talking about manias, this was surely one – or at least a micro-mania! The fund raised over Rs 1 billion, and several others (Edelweiss Capital Yatra Art >>read more…

The Great Indian IPO Bazaar

IPOs in India invariably tend to attract huge media hype and analyst comment. No doubt this is a result of the substantial marketing spends legally carved out of IPO proceeds. Merchant bankers, PR and advertising agencies, and numerous others are rewarded well to promote IPOs. Analysts and journalists >>read more…

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