Making Money Online


wealthymatters.comThere are reams of articles and posts out there purporting to show people how to become rich from online earnings.Some of these are penned by naive,wishful thinkers and most others by people trying to make a quick buck out of the naive,the desperate and/or greedy.

The internet has next to no entry barriers.So getting into this marketplace is easy and making a few isolated deals is easy.The difficult part is in really making your presence felt across a  sizable part of the internet.My personal take is that unless you are one of the early adapters of some or other activity you are less likely to make money on the net.So bloggers who started early,have found it easier to earn from online ads.Also the lack of enter barriers means that markets are soon saturated and good money making opportunities soon dry up.

I believe that there are only 2 ways to truly make serious money,for any length of time, using the internet.(1)Provide a system for others to benefit from the internet i.e. start an e-bay,WordPress etc. (2)Use the internet to build sales channels – do an Amazon.That said you can pick up a little pin money by sticking  to these activities outlined below.CAUTION do not wander too far from these recommended names as you are likely to waste your time on scams.At best, give the main competitor a try. Read more of this post

Historical Diamond Price Trend Chart


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This is a pretty nifty tool to draw up short reports of shares of various listed Indian companies.You can access it here.Go ahead and type company names in the search box and draw up mini reports.

Hope you find this tool as much use as me.

The Pros And Cons Of The Gold Standard


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The 500 per cent rise in the gold price since April 2001 prompted gold bugs to speculate about a new age of gold

Return Of The Barbarous Relic

Despite Gold’s Rising Popularity, Central Reserves To Continue Using Paper Money

John Milton wrote, “Time will run back and fetch the age of gold.” In the 19th and early 20th centuries, gold played a key role in international monetary transactions. The gold standard was used to back currencies, values were determined by its fixed relationship to gold and the precious metal was used to settle international accounts. Imbalances ininternational trade were settled by physical transfers of gold bullion. Read more of this post

Growing The Family Business The Kelkar Way


wealthymatters.comWhen the 640-crore SH Kelkar & Company (SHK) , a maker of specialty fragrance and flavour ingredients , into which US private equity giant Blackstone invested 243 crore in early September this year, inaugurated an R&D centre on September 12,its CEO performed the puja.Nothing unusual about this except that B. Ramkrishnan,the 56-year-old CEO, isn’t the owner of the family-owned unlisted business,but a professional.Kedar Vaze, the third-generation family member, in India’s largest fragrance and flavour maker, sat and watched, as the man he reports to, did the honours.

There is a clutch of Indian family owned businesses from the Daburs in the North to the Murugappa group in the South that have brought in professionals to manage their enterprises even as they step back as owners.In some cases,the next-gen family members may be being groomed to take over at the top from the professional once they are ready for the task. Read more of this post