Do investment talking heads practise what they preach?

A P KURIEN, Chairman, Association of Mutual Funds of India, 65
•l Half in debt and half in equity. ‘‘I invest in equity and debt through mutual funds.’’

C JAYARAM, Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, 47
• 40% in equity and 60% in debt. ‘‘I have changed my asset allocation to reflect more equity this year.’’

MILIND BARVE, CEO, HDFC Mutual Fund, 46
• 25:75 between equity and debt. ‘‘This is my target asset allocation, I currently own some relief bonds.’’

SHAILENDRA BHANDARI, MD, Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund, 45
• 40:60 between equity and debt. ‘‘This mix gives me the comfort of a predictable return plus the long-term boost that equity can give.’’

N K SHARMA, President and CEO, IL&FS Mutual Fund, 50
• 40:40:20 between equity, debt and cash. ‘‘The 20 per cent cash I use as emergency or opportunity fund. This I have put in equity currently making me 60:40.’’

S K MITRA, MD, Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, 51
• 20:80. 20 per cent equity and rest debt. ‘‘I put most of my money in Birla debt and equity funds’’

MANOJ VAISH, MD, Bombay Stock Exchange, 42
• 100 per cent debt. ‘‘I can use the fund route to equity but have chosen not to take it’’

RAMDEO AGARWAL, Joint MD, Motilal Oswal, 46
• 100 equity. No insurance. ‘‘The insurance man will also invest my money somewhere. Why shouldn’t I do it when I can do it better?’’

DEENA MEHTA, Managing Director, Asit C Mehta Investments Ltd, 42
• 100 per cent equity. ‘‘I am fully invested in my own business. When my company stops growing I will think about investing elsewhere.’’

Monika Halan with bureau reports