On the grapevine: This trader steers clear of same-sex marriage

Out of the All India Investment Bankers Association annual meet held early last month, emerged plenty of nuggets to go home with. But the one that knocked the socks off the rapt audience had little to do with managing truckloads of wealth.

An eminent trader, worth more than you can count on many fingers, made a mega confession.

Taking stock of his family life, he listed the two things he would never want for his kids: To do drugs and have same-sex marriage. Ah, the untold costs of nursing one's fears.