Wealth Management, for the Managers   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 12, 2008
Wealth management seem to benefit the managers more than the investors, says Dhirendra Kumar

Is Gold A Golden Investment?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 08, 2008
Gold has given good returns of late, but is it good enough to be the core investment of a portfolio

Self Management is Best Management   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 05, 2008
Getting lured by fancy wealth management words is easy; managing your investments yourself is easier

Objects in the Rear-view Mirror   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 28, 2008
Didn't you already know how the market was going to behave

Beware of 'Professional' Advice   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 21, 2008
Most of us would think that taking advice from investment professionals like brokers & advisors would be a good idea. We would be right in seeking advice, but wrong in blindly following it

Process vs Randomness   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 14, 2008
Trader, mathematician and writer Nassem Taleb thinks that markets are far more random than we think and increasing reliance on models and investment theories may be making financial disasters more likely.

Should Fund Investors Worry?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 07, 2008
In the market letdown of the last three months, the category of equity diversified funds has come out to the worst affected. So, is this the end of the road for fund investors?

Staying in the Middle   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 03, 2008
As the markets went from one extreme to another, investors found themselves on the same pendulum. Equity, earlier highly sought after, is now almost ignored. A solution to this is staying in the middle

Complexity in Financial Products   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 31, 2008
A number of financial products are complex in nature & rating their risk factor is often inaccurate. This is largely because what seems complex to one might not be complex to another

Diversify Your Life   Research   Desk |  Mar 24, 2008
Most people who go for their employee stock options fail to diversify their investments. Often, they invest in the same industry & assume they are diversifying, when actually they are not...

Over-literate Investors   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 17, 2008
How many of us keep worrying about the US credit crisis & other happenings from around the world? Almost all of us do, but is this worrying really justified for individual investors?

Warren Buffett & Investments   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 10, 2008
Warren Buffett is not only the world's most successful investor; he is also a highly respected businessman & now the richest man in the world. Why is then criticized a lot, especially in India?

Mutual Fund Warnings   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 06, 2008
SEBI has ruled that warnings played at the end of mutual fund ads should be read at normal speeds. Does this mean that we will now pay heed to these warnings like we do to the other ones?

Senior Citizens and Investments   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Mar 03, 2008
Under the new budget, Senior Citizens Savings Schemes have been included into Section 80C. While this will provide a tax break for senior citizens, here's why they should invest in equity too

A Low-Impact Budget   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Feb 29, 2008
The FM presents a pre-election budget that doesn't change anything much for investors. However, the loan waiver could create long-term problems for banks