Pension fund(a)s!
shashi @ November 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Something funny happening on the pension funds scene.
Remember Argentina a decade back ? Almost bankrupt, they liberalised their economy based on the directions of the World Bank/IMF. Pension funds too were privatised and people were given more choice and freedom. Now they’re reversing the decision. They figured that the private guys were too risky to [...]
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Tenacity!
shashi @ October 24, 2008 # 2 Comments
The morning on the other day, was not very cloudy. I didn’t think it would rain either as it was quite cool and there was a soothing breeze even at around 10 in the morning. As usual I drove to our client’s site alone. After an uneventful morning session, when I came out of the [...]
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Good Will Hunting!
shashi @ July 6, 2007 # 2 Comments
Thanks to sachin, saw this movie a week or so back. I would rate this one as one of the best dramas ever I’ve experienced. The best thing about the movie are the dialogues. Sample this:
Though out of context, it might not make much sense. Watching the entire movie really gets one thinking. It [...]
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Why?
shashi @ June 26, 2007 # One Comment
As usual, J.D. “Illiad” Frazer is right on top. But why ?
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Hedging life !!??
shashi @ June 5, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Today, I’d been to a session where I was educated about the importance of hedging against the Dollar falling again against the Rupee. The gist was this, “you buy Futures the bank’s gonna profit through margin money. You buy Options, the bank’ll debit your fees”. “You may lose some money but it’s all about [...]
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