WhatTheFs

It is the long Labor Day weekend in the US…end of the traditional summer holiday period, that starts with Memorial Day in the last week of May. And with this episode, I am wrapping up the first season of WhatTheFs, my labor of love that also spanned from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 15 episodes including this one, that dropped every Fri….without fail! WhatTheFs, my weekly take on Fads, Films, Finance, and Fun, with Friends, will be back in a few weeks time in a repackaged and in a b...

Someone is killed...but who? why? and by whom? The enchanting coastal town of Monterey in California, right at the edge of one of the most scenic drives in the world, the Big Sur, is the setting for this stunningly mesmerizing HBO series on the lives, the loves, and the losses of the top 1%, nay the top .01% amongst us. The star wattage of the cast is by itself enough to put this two-season series in the top 1% of streaming shows too, but the plot, the characters and the gorgeous cinematograp...

Welcome to the latest episode of WhatTheFs, lucky episode number 13! WhatTheFs episodes are my weekly take on fads, films, finance & fun, with friends, and have been dropping regularly every friday. I do know they have become sort of a weekly ritual for some of the committed listeners and their families, so thanks for your support. I strive to keep in touch with whatever the F is happening around the world, so that five minutes with me over the weekend should make your next five days...

Once upon a time …the garden of internet was an unspoiled, innocent, open playground for all of us. It held so much promise. There was an Apple in this garden too. Beguiling, tasty….And then the serpent appeared! The fault lines from the offline world, the typical human failings showed up here too, and even a bite of the mighty apple has not been enough to restore the internet to its pristine state. Welcome to the 12th episode of WhatTheFs, my weekly take on Fads, Films, Finance & F...

Welcome to the Eleventh episode of WhatTheFs, inspired by and with apologies to Mark Knopfler & the Dire Straits band! Never have I ever sung publicly before, maybe not even in private 😔, but this knock-off on their popular song contains a simple but relevant message on how to use the power of long-term investing & compounding to get money for college, for free.For an average person in the US, and even globally, college fees & expenses for their kids are the second biggest sp...

Welcome to What The X: a special episode to mark WhatTheFs 10th episode!!! Ten stocks that I believe will be multi-baggers, with potential to go up 10X in the next 10 years!Presenting to you my very own RAK fund :-)Why am I doing this? Some of you have asked me for tips & picks in the past...and my own portfolio has consistently beaten the s&p500 index over the last few years. WhatTheFs podcast is my weekly take on fads, films & finance in a way that makes my listeners happy, make...

In this episode, a love story to fall in love with! One of the best movies we watched last year during the depths of covid: Music unites them, differences intrigue them, passion ignites them, class divides them, and aspirations pull them apart. Their love is supposed to transcend boundaries. It does, ... until it doesn't. Watch this with your special one...with a glass of wine in hand! Jazz music is provided free of charge in this Amazon Prime charmer.And moving on from love of one kind to an...

Welcome to the latest episode of WhatTheFs, Rak’s Weekly Take in Five on Fads, Films, Finance & Fun, with Friends! In today's episode, Never Have I Ever had experiences as a first generation India American kid in a local diverse American high school! And have you ever invested in crypto currencies? Maybe you have always wanted to but felt too shy or didn’t know enough to take the first steps…but have claimed you did. Ha, ha, like a crypto virgin…:-)Well Know more…so that no more!In W...

You know what is a Russian doll: dolls within dolls, right? Every time you open one, there is a smaller one exactly like the bigger one…and you keep repeating it to find smaller and smaller dolls :-) They’re also a great metaphor for getting to know someone’s or something’s inner mysteries after breaking through their superficial layers.In today's episode, I am going to talk about two such items that are like these nested dolls. One is a terrific TV series on Netflix that has...

In this episode, I am going to talk about bonds for life…best kept secrets for low-risk, high returns. And helping you lead a long happy life. Hiding in plain sight ;-)One of the bonds is Friendship! Having friends for life…and especially friends that know you from the past and are still part of your life now and will be in the future…for your retirement and beyond! In What the Fun & Film , recommending a series that is tightly wrapped around two such life long friends and the...