Dilemma of perfect gifting

There are so many reasons and occasions to give and to receive gifts. The list is end less. It is no more a simple normal activity directing you to watching a forced smile in the face of a giver as well as the receiver. It has become more complicated and a sensitive one. No more … Continue reading »

Joy of generations living under the same roof

There is no denying fact that the order of the day is people run after big bucks. Fashion and technology spur the speed of thrills and separate generations and relations. A great divide is noticeable. I am not going philosophical. I have never attended any course on the art of living. But I had the … Continue reading »

Days of crowning glory to dementia

First day of Jan 2012 was unusual to me. The place was Bangalore in India. The climate was salubrious with chilly winds blowing gently. I never bothered to visit any overnight New Year party’s and functions. Nor I sat in front of any New Year eve popular TV shows. I spent the day with my … Continue reading »

Investing in Stocks in 2012 – As I see it

For 2012, I don’t make any resolutions. Rather I don’t believe in making them. But definitely I start indulge in myself in recollecting my thoughts on investments. The truth in the stock market today is that for investors there is no place to hide in the world’s equity markets. My late father used to say … Continue reading »

A picture is worth a thousand words

 A picture is worth a thousand words  goes the saying. Also a picture speaks louder than words. The best picture  that attracted me in 2011 is here.  Good bye to 2011.  Wishing a bright 2012 for my blog readers.

Stock investments- is it an art, science or herd?

The curtain is going to fall on 2011. Investors’ grumbling has been louder in 2011. Exchange rate volatility,inflation,debt and very marginal industrial growth mirrored the global economy in 2011. Investors have experienced both the bright and the dull side of the trend. I think that  stock investors learned lot of lessons in 2011 compared to … Continue reading »