RR Is The Best Kept Secret

Because the lay person cannot calculate IRR, it makes him feel that the lender is fleecing him

- Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint

Generally played the role of a referee in a boxing match; not so much to declare the winner but more to send the pugilists back to their respective corners when the fight gets nasty. Over some spicy jhunka bhakri in the bylanes of Bandra, Mon threw the first punch. "Stop playing God, you guys," she said. The context was whether we need regulatory intervention in the futures and options (F&O) markets. "People want to gamble. Let them gamble. Wouldn't you rather that they do it legally?" she reasoned. "Also, please treat investors like adults. If small investors are losing money as the numbers show, they will have the good sense to stop. And