Pearls of financial wisdom

Compilation of several pearls of financial wisdoms Bonds are for storing wealth and equities are for creation of wealth. The biggest asset one can have is zero debt. The greatest discipline in personal finance is living below your means. As Ben Carlson says, emotions cannot be back tested. That’s why past bear market always looksContinue reading “Pearls of financial wisdom”

How A Large multi-national corporation Works !

The American and the Japanese corporate offices for a large multi-national corporation decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day they felt ready. The Japanese team won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by the loss. MoraleContinue reading “How A Large multi-national corporation Works !”

Change before you have to (or before it becomes too late)

All through my life, I knew what was right but I could not engage in it. All through my life, I knew what was wrong, but I could not abstain from it.” – King Duryodhan on his deathbed, in the great Indian epic Mahabharata (3102 BC) Story Line: This series about change covers the beliefsContinue reading “Change before you have to (or before it becomes too late)”

Philosophy of Life

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village. A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took them to catch it. “Not very long.” they answered in unison. “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” The fishermen explained that their small catches wereContinue reading “Philosophy of Life”

The ever increasing to-do list

Just to add some stuff to my otherwise-empty blog, I put this “things to do before I die” list that I had prepared sometime back. Flicked some points from web and added some of my own. Read this and let me know if we have something in common. This list seems to be increasing inContinue reading “The ever increasing to-do list”

Software Engineers never die. They just go offline.

I read this line sometime and loved it! And I totally agree. Even though I want to switched my profile, the software engineer in me is still alive and does kick sometimes 😛 😆 The four years in which we engineers acquire the degree (that’s what we do, that’s it), are so unbelievably powerful andContinue reading “Software Engineers never die. They just go offline.”