United States President Barack Obama’s chief economic advisor Lawrence H. Summers, had earlier mentioned that the growth model of India was people-centric known as ‘Mumbai Consensus’ and that of China was export oriented known as ‘Beijing consensus’. (On the...

“Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one’s monopoly.”   Do we Indians really believe in the perfect blend of astounding vision, aspiring mission and justified implementation? For how long will we remain a job seeker to our economy? How much and what more motivation...

The cost of Equity is given as  Ke = Rf + Beta* ( Rm-Rf) Where Rf = Risk free rate Rm= Expected return from the market   Here, Risk Free rate is rate at which there lies no variance around the expected return rate. It...

Can any event match the huge market offered by FIFA for sponsorships! This FIFA 2010 was no different but this time something very unique happened in the field of advertising and marketing campaigns. Before beginning let me ask you...

Retail in India India has been topping the AT Kearney's annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) for three consecutive years, thus presenting itself as an attractive market for retail investment. The sector is witnessing inflow of large domestic conglomerates, like Reliance, Bharti,...

For any investor, the time he fixes a goal in mind, his investing life cycle starts. Rest of his activities involves going through each stage of this cycle and end the journey at the time he is achieves the...

I came across this memorable cinematic sequence in the 1949 Orson Welles’ classic, The Third Man. The Harry Lime character steps on the Viennese Ferris wheel and murmurs, “In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare,...

‘The king is dead. Long live the King’ is known phrase from the history but still relevant. When a great King announces his departure, people question about about the kingdom, and all these years /eras there has been only...

Our MBA guy has a new boss! Lets find out whether his life improves..