Invest directly in mutual funds and save about 0.6%-0.7%
R Balakrishnan    
FDI, investments, consumer, supermarket, kirana, Chennai, Mumbai, Niligiris, Spencers, Wal-Mart
In the second part of the series, the author writes about supermarkets and our very own kirana...
R Balakrishnan    
FDI in retail, FDI, subsidy, subsidies, FDI India, Supermarket, supply chain
FDI in retail will really benefit us, if it helps the farmers. Today, farmers are starved of...
R Balakrishnan    
FDI, Sensex, Stock, Stocks, SME, RBI, commodity, inflation
Don’t get excited by the moves of FIIs and government
R Balakrishnan    
RBI seems to be ignoring the massive systemic risks of non-banking financial companies. Retail...
R Balakrishnan    
SEBI’s short shrift to investors and distributors
R Balakrishnan    
Subordinate debt, CRISIL, ICRA, non-convertible debenture, India Infoline
With debt issues becoming more opaque with each passing day, is it wise enough to invest? The...
R Balakrishnan    
Investors must beware of being sold ‘capital protection’ schemes as they tend to be very...
R Balakrishnan    
Investors are not only being taken for a ride by companies and intermediaries; they are damned...
R Balakrishnan    
How do mutual funds get big money? Through freebies, pass-backs, kickbacks and bribes paid to...
R Balakrishnan    
Many people try to fit a financial plan to their wants rather than the other way around
R Balakrishnan    
The odds are stacked against us. Invest safely
R Balakrishnan    
There is a widespread propaganda that stocks have become undervalued. Think again
R Balakrishnan    
Credit rating serves a useful purpose but its severe limitations need to be understood
R Balakrishnan    
We will live with outright lies about consumer products but want to put mutual funds through the...
R Balakrishnan    
IPOs are usually priced to deliver losses after listing
R Balakrishnan    
Avoid style or theme funds and stick to a few diversified funds. As each fund is diversified...
R Balakrishnan    
Is it better to invest directly in bonds?
R Balakrishnan    
The single biggest factor in stock selection
R Balakrishnan    
This budget cannot propel India to the next level of growth. So, if the budget is veneered with...
R Balakrishnan    
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