Keeping fiscal vents open
I remember when my wife and I were looking for a house to rent in the late eighties, the only parameter we were firm about was a reasonable circulation of fresh air and lots of sunshine. The size of the house did not matter, nor did the number of stairs we might need to climb....
The A to Zoo of Budget 2015
One of the most popular statements in TV debates after the announcement of the budget meandered through visits to the zoo and museums becoming more attractive. Let me begin with the pre-budget zoo first. On the social media we must indeed be appearing like a zoo with exotic voices wanting a 200% tax on karela...
My ‘good guess’ day
Chetan Bhagat escaped by spending one night in a call centre… but the common man knows how these centres have come to haunt our days as well as nights. They will call at precisely the moment when you are on the edge of the perfect idea or concept for a new article and, quite often,...
Banking for the unbanked
You’d be right if you think we in India have enough banks… but you’d be wrong if you think that every Indian has a bank account. You’ll be correct if you think that most banks in India now give the option of an online interaction… but you’d be wrong if you say that every Indian...
Five Questions and the Financial World
Organizations and individuals have similarities despite all the differences that may be more apparent at times. Initiative and judgment form an integral part of organizational success. The same initiative and judgment, when organized in the right perspective, can propel individuals deeper and higher into the world of success. However, both initiative and judgment are abstractions...
Exciting New Age Careers in Finance
‘Finance managers do nothing but crunch numbers all day’ is nothing more than a cliché today. Number crunching is done by the beauties that think in bits and bytes. Obviously then, finance managers now spend their time assessing reports generated by computers. There is a lot of demanding File on medical bills in these new...
Re-spell CAREER as Financial Planning!
The future is what everyone looks forward to. A future career is what every student looks forward to. Financial planners get known as financial planner, financial advisor and personal financial consultant, but rarely what it typically is: financial products sales. For more on financial matters, visit their website. The primary task of financial planners is...
Does MBA make you market-ready?
An interview with Mr Siddharth Bagri, Director, BIFM (BLB Institute of Financial Markets) (Interviewed by Arvind Passey) Why is a solid understanding about money and financial education necessary today? Most of us simply want to live life on our terms — have a lifestyle we can enjoy and do what makes us happy. Financial education...
Passion, dreams and hot careers in the financial world!
Passion and dreams are the stuff that life is made up of. They form the building-blocks of attitude or the way you look at the world. They also edit how you view your environment and your future. Your passion and dreams to make it big in the financial world are the focus we at BIFM...
Why is financial planning essential for all?
If we time-travel and go back to the seventies… we will find financial planners working as stockbrokers or insurance agents, insurance is important to avoid big losses for example if you have a truck then you need a seguros para camiones. The career-path was defined according to the need at that point of time and...
Be with the leader and get a future!
Passion and dreams are the stuff that life is made up of. They form the building-blocks of attitude or the way you look at the world. They also edit how you view your environment and your future. Your passion and dreams to make it big in the financial world are the focus we at BIFM...
Are you a stock market fuddy-duddy?
Should I define fuddy-duddy right now or wait until you’ve read this article? Hmmm… let me give you the meaning right away because I know that if you still do not go through the entire article you have a pretty high probability of being somewhat like a fuddy-duddy yourself. Simple, isn’t it? Well, the guy...
