Be accessible Clients now expect the advisor to understand who they are and their needs and preferences without having to tell you repeatedly. Client needs the whole team to serve them at any time. Client expect easy, fluid interactions… Read more
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How to deal with tough clients
A lot has been discussed about behavioural finance and how advisors can benefit it from during client interactions. But what are advisors actually doing about it? Now you can put the most powerful principles of behavioural finance to work for… Read more
Fund Focus: DSP BlackRock Equity Fund Buying growth at a premium better than focusing only on valuation
buying growth at a premium is better than focusing only on optically cheap valuations of slow growth businesses, and has realigned the portfolio accordingly. The other aspect that guides his portfolio construction philosophy is to remain well diversified – irrespective… Read more
Factors to be considered in investment decision
Factors to be considerd in investment decision Return an investor should decide how much return he is expecting fr om his investment alternative .If he is expecting fixed returns periodically he can choose fixed income securities like debentures or bonds… Read more
All time high: Time to sell?
Everybody, his aunt and her poodle has a view on the market. So experts who have NEVER invested in the markets, to people who have 99% of their net worth in the market are now saying what to do. Market… Read more
Should I invest directly in equities ?
Should I invest in direct equities or should I invest in Mutual funds? Should I invest through a SIP in mutual funds or should I time the market? Even for people who have answered the question ‘should I invest in… Read more
Investment Experience learning…
Some of my learning from investing: If your family is not risk oriented / risk understanding it is difficult for you to invest / trade in equities. Investing maybe a part time activity, but equity trading is a full time… Read more
Being Humble as an investor is USEFUL
When you invest in the markets there is one solid reason to be humble. At least you are not driven to suicide when you get things wrong. At all points in time you have errors of omission and errors of… Read more
What is inflation Risk?
I have referred to investment risk very many times in the past. This is a really scary risk in the Indian context NOW, as the inflation rates are sky rocketing. What exactly is Inflation risk? Inflation risk is the danger… Read more
India is not inexpensive!
For all those people who think that doing business in India is worthwhile because we are an inexpensive destination, please think again. Let us go to the basics of Economics: there are 4 factors of production needed for an enterprise… Read more