Inflation Indexed Bonds are a Disappointment   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 20, 2013
The RBI announces the inflation-linked bonds that the FM promised in the budget, but they won't be any use

The Changed Model of Real Estate Returns   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 15, 2013
Common assumptions underlying real estate returns are no longer valid...

Wisdom for the Generations   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 13, 2013
Warren Buffett's AGM produced some advice on inheritance that Indian business patriarchs would do well to heed...

A New Fund Company with Fresh Ideas   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 08, 2013
PPFAS Asset Management says that it will run its business in a way that's genuinely in investors' interest, and it has some ideas that deserve attention...

Optimists, Pessimists and Mood Swings   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 06, 2013
Even though the business environment looks as depressed as ever, investors and investment managers seem quite optimistic...

The Bad Drives Out The Good   Dhirendra   Kumar |  May 01, 2013
The mere presence of legitimate financial services will not stop the Saradhas of the world...

The Law Arrives When It's All Over   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 29, 2013
Like archetypal Bollywood cops, India's financial regulators tend to ride in when a scam's story has reached the last scene...

Savers vs Borrowers   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 25, 2013
The interest rate environment in the country is being rigged to favour government and other big borrowers at the expense of small savers...

The Glitter Fades, as Foretold   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 24, 2013
Gold's precipitous decline was fully expected, and hopefully, should cure gold fever for quite some time to come...

Investments and Patriotism   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 22, 2013
Some investors have a misplaced sense of patriotism that keeps them from investing abroad. This is a mistake...

A Zero Sum Future?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 17, 2013
Businesses and investors are slipping deeper into pessimism and it’s hard to find fault with their attitude...

Crime, Means, Motive and Opportunity   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 15, 2013
It's hard to understand retail financial crime without thinking clearly about who the beneficiaries really are...

Direct, Indirect or Nothing?   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 10, 2013
Investing through direct plans of funds makes sense when investors are certain that going through an intermediary offers no value...

RGESS Falters at the Starting Line   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 08, 2013
The Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme's first year collections are a disappointment. Perhaps a quick rejig is needed...

An Ambitious Roadmap, Which Still May Not Be Enough   Dhirendra   Kumar |  Apr 01, 2013
The Srikrishna Commission’s report moots a unified regulator and other deep changes, but falls short on banks...