Expense Account, Mint This year will go down as one in which a fog of confusion enveloped consumers and distributors of financial products. While mutual fund agents feel as if the regulations are trying to kill their business, insurance agents are protesting reform that is yet to be announced. Consumers are confused about what to pay,...
Expense Account, Mint I’m not sure it will work. I’m in Pondy (Puducherry) on holiday and almost out of cash. I have my ATM card but my bank does not have a machine here. And you can’t pay an auto guy 30 bucks with a credit card—at least not yet. I confess to never having...
Expense Account, Mint As I saw the Osian’s Art Fund story unfold last week, I was reminded of the numerous times reporters had made art fund story pitches to me in the last four years. This was the time of the giant asset bubbles across the globe—real estate, stocks, oil and, of course, art. Everybody...
Expense Account, Mint When his brother and wife couldn’t figure out which was the best home loan on offer even after 10 days of research, Adhil Shetty, then working on Wall Street, thought of it as a business opportunity. Shetty relocated to India in 2007 and now has Bankbazaar.com, an online marketplace for loans, up...
Expense Account, Mint For equally good food, which cafe would you pick—one that has good parking and is on the ground floor or another that has difficult parking and is two flights up a dark stairway? I find myself choosing the first over the other most times. I also find my selection process sensitive to...