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Weekend Mega Linkfest: January 05, 2018

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Donald Trump didn’t want to be President (NYMag)

The Spanish Dancer who became an Indian Queen (Mint)

Cigar from outer space (Dilip DSouza)

Why there won’t be a revolution in Iran (ATimes)

India’s cinema popcorn may get cheaper (BI)

Inside Silicon Valley’s sex parties (Vanity Fair)

Making China great againĀ  (New Yorker)

The Nanking Massacre (SCMP)

The Bloody clash that changed Britain (Guardian)

Zubaida Tariq: Pakistan’s favourite grand mother (Scroll)

Elephant Man (P Sainath)

Maa Ka Phone Aaya (Vishal Dayama)

Where Black is never beautiful (Tia Basu)

Why didn’t I get an unique name? (J Mathrubootham)

The best places to travel in 2018 (T&L)

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Linkfest: January 05, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Crude Oil at $68 (ET)

Dow 25,000 (TRB)

Mutual Fund assets to hit Rs.100 Trillion in next 10 years (BS)

Another hare brained idea by SEBI (MC)

Bajaj Vs Bajaj-A tale of two brothers (Quint)

Indian Banking Sector-The Last Decade (Dhruv Saraf)

My Stock Pick for 2018-Jyothy Labs (Ambareesh Baliga)

Why doctors are not rich (Subramoney)

When Berkshire buys Hershey (DR)

Ripple CEO now richer than Zuckerberg (Zero Hedge)

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Linkfest: 04 January, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Govt may raise 80C Limit to 2L (MC)

Banks are headed for 15,000 Cr loss (FE)

Dr.Hitesh Patel-Successful Value Investor (ET)

Analyst’s Favorite: Neuland Labs (Quint)

My stock pick for 2018-Indian Hotels (Ajay Jaiswal)

In Conversation with Prashant Jain (Morningstar)

Stock Market Valuations won’t predict the next crash (CS)

Thoughts on asset allocation (Peter Lazaroff)

Citigroup fined for showing customers wrong stock ratings (NYTimes)

Some thoughts on checking references (A VC)

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Linkfest: January 03,2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

How banks make a killing using Minimum Balance (ET)

India’s bond market has a message for Modi (Andy)

My Best Pick 2018-APL Apollo (Ajay Relan)

Can Ruia brothers pull off a rescue act at Essar Steel ? (MC)

Criminals switch to Monero from Bitcoin (BS)

How to lose $9 Trillion in a Bull Market (Jason Zweig)

Two biggest lessons I learned (Josh Tarasoff)

What happened in 2017 (A VC)

The inside story of Glencore’s hidden dealings in Congo (Guardian)

Waste and the new luxury (Seth Godin)

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Linkfest: January 02, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Diversified random portfolio beats the benchmark (Nooresh)

Bandhan Bank files for IPO (Mint)

Interview with Arjun Divecha (ET)

New H1 B visa bill has IT industry worried (BS)

Chasing Stocks- 2018 (Bala)

The murky inconsistencies of Axis Hybrid Fund (MF Critic)

Presentation: Momentum Investing (Mystic Wealth)

Highest returns come in the beginning of bubbles (PAL)

Research: Market Timing, Sin a Little (Cliff Asness)

Upside Risk Management (Common Sense)