On Market Bubbles

On Market Bubbles

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe ---

Albert Einstein

How true, indeed!

Regards,

N

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Over-optimistic Equity Analysts

Over-optimistic Equity Analysts

Those of us who thought that only our Indian analysts are over-optimistic should read this one:

• Over-optimistic Equity Analysts

My hypothesis on the possible reason: They often represent fund managers, mutual fund houses, insurance companies, etc., all of whom have a stake in investors pouring in more money into their coffers - And when will they do so? When the prospective investors hope that the markets will go up!

And we thought that these analysts are supposedly unbiased and professional!

Regards,

N

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Commissions pocketed by Insurance / Mutual Fund Agents

Commissions pocketed by Insurance / Mutual Fund Agents

Some interesting info from one of my favourite blogs - Jagoinvestor.com - To avoid any unintended misunderstanding regarding plagiarism, I'm straightaway sending you to the original links!

All about commissions earned by

1. Insurance Agents
2. Mutual Fund Agents

(Source: Jagoinvestor.com - Do keep visiting their blog from time to time. Lots of useful gems!)

Interesting, to say the least. Shocking, if you have been thinking that you're hardly paying anything to these guys. Just imagine the actual service that you ought to be demanding from these blokes!

Regards,

N

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Reason for Complexity

Reason for Complexity

I read this in a very long article. This portion is worth sharing:

Finance has transformed the art of the simple into the perplexing into an industry. Nowhere (at least outside of acadmia) is overly complex structure and elegant (though not robust) mathematics so beloved.

The reason for such obsession with needless complexity is clear: It is far easier to charge higher fees for things that sound complex.

Obviously, no comments are warranted!

Regards,

N

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What desperate brokers do!

What desperate brokers do!

I can't claim that I enjoy plagiarism - or plain copying. However, when it comes to education and with proper referencing, I guess that it becomes slightly more acceptable.

One of my favourite financial blogs is ValueStockPlus.net - I do keep visiting it quite often, and might have even quoted some of its contents in the past. However, this one is a gem worth reading from the original blog directly. Read on!

• A Great post from a favourite blog of mine - Value-Stock-Plus

The above post is a short one. The only point about which I can possibly crib is whether it is indeed a joke - It appears to happen all the time in real life if only one watches the Business TV channels or reads business newspapers and magazines!

Regards,

N

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