Can a professor, lawyer or doctor give investment advice? Sebi has a plan

Can a professor, lawyer or doctor give investment advice? Sebi has a plan

M. Pattabiraman, a physics professor at IIT Madras, teaches complex theories to eager students. Beyond the classroom, he’s also a well-known personal finance figure, with nine of his financial calculators featured on the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) investor education site. Also meet Vijay Malik, a doctor who practised for five years but … Read more

Why a chemical engineer’s simple investment mantra attracts thousands of followers

Why a chemical engineer’s simple investment mantra attracts thousands of followers

The 53-year-old, a chemical engineer at a Gujarat-based fertiliser company, aims to maintain 50% allocation each in equity and debt. “I am a firm believer of ‘keep it simple, stupid’ (KISS). I am not in the race of generating alpha. I should have enough corpus that when I need it I have it,” he says. … Read more