I am enclosing the list of mutual funds in which I have invested as an SIP (systematic investment plan) or a one-time investment. In your recent analysis of fund houses (cover story, MoneyLIFE, 22 May 2008), I did not find any of my mutual funds among the top five. I am worried that I may not have picked the right fund houses and the right schemes. Also, in the past year, I have lost money in...

This refers to your cover story “U Turn on D Street”. Everything that goes up has to come down and vice versa. It applies to the Sensex also. Moreover, when international crude oil has touched $135 a barrel and inflation, rather than growth, has touched double digits, our economy will be affected and tested because these are tough times. The money managers’ advice on various issues made for...

Create a résumé emphasising aspects that will be pertinent to the job

I was making a profile for my friend, Anita. She is looking for a job and
hadn’t made a résumé in a while. I asked her to mail me some information. She had already put down the basics like her qualifications and training. She wrote about her various assignments, experience and achievements. She decided to format it as a...