Impact of Business News channels on Investors

Posted by Steven Fernandes on Oct 7, 2010 in Investment | 0 comments

The very mention of stock market is enough to infuriate my friend Ashish, 35, who lost big time during the stock market crash in early 2008. For someone who followed the stock market news and views on a particular business channel, it was the very feeling of being left out in the Euphoria that propelled him to invest all his savings in a few real estate and capital goods stocks during the period...

Beware of Insurance Mis-sellers

Posted by Manish Jain on Aug 30, 2010 in Insurance | 1 comment

Mis-selling of insurance products is rampant in our country. Here’s are a few thoughts to protect yourselves. The new regulations coming into effect from September 1, 2010 in the insurance industry is most certainly a welcome change. But in the short-run, it is leading to considerable mis-selling by agents. In fact, it has become a menace that is peaking now, as the ‘D-date’ (read:...