Author: Raoji

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Links

Linkfest:April 19, 2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Setback for Vedanta (BusinessLine)

Impose 200 Crore fine on Adani group:Panel (Moneycontrol)

Who’s happy about the falling price of gold? (WSJ)

SEBI plans to shorten settlement cycle (ET)

Cobrapost fallout:RBI extends investigation to 34 banks (Mint)

Ari Wald:This is what distribution looks like (TRB)

The best career advice you’ll never hear (Quartz)

The stock market capitalisation to the GDP ratio (Monevator)

The Commodities market sell off stinks of deflation (BI)

Trees don’t grow gold (DailyReckoning)

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Podcast

Interview with the Most Respected Technical Analyst – Ned Davis

I came across this podcast at the Big Picture blog.

I am not too big a fan of Technical Analysis but this interview blew me away.Its a bit long (around an hour) but well worth it for readers interested in Technical Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

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Video

How to check your EPF balance online?

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MoneySavingTips

Money Saving Tip # 3:Quit Smoking

This post is in continuation of my Money Saving Tips Series (see here)

Everyone knows the harmful effects of smoking.But as the sales growth of ITC shows, more and more Indians just love to smoke

Maybe the math of quitting smoking can help change people’s minds !

At an average price of around 75 Rs/pack, even if you are smoking one pack a week, that translates to around Rs 3900/year.So quitting smoking helps two objectives-saves your lungs and saves money too !

Estimated cost savings: Rs.3900/year

Total Potential Savings From Money Saving Tips Series so far:Rs.9300 per year

Email your own money saving tips to Alpha Ideas

 

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5Stocks

5 PSU Stocks that are rocking this year

This post is in continuation of my 5 Stocks Series (see here)

5 PSU stocks that are rocking this year (Dec 31,2012-April 17, 2013) are given below:

Symbol Close on 31 Dec,2012 Close on 17 April,2013 Gain
IOC 269.9 301.35 11.65%
BPCL 356.35 401.35 12.62%
IGL 248.95 289.6 16.32%
CONCOR 919.95 1074.85 16.83%
ONGC 268 328.85 22.70%