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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 16 Feb, 2018

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The gory origins of Valentine’s Day (Smithsonian)

Modi is still BJP’s trump card (Outlook)

Nehru Vs Patel (Swapan Dasgupta)

Paki Valentines (Media Crooks)

Remembering the Berlin Wall (Time)

Algeria: The brutal world of sheep fighting (Guardian)

Putin’s dangerous game in Syria (Atlantic)

Chinese tourism rip-off row (ATimes)

Hotel Industry Vs AirBnB (Indrajit Gupta)

The Bike Share Wars heat up (Wired)

A Macedonian Tennis Racket (Slate)

Travelogue: Utah (Team BHP)

Who made Gujjus the food police of India? (Arre)

100% Spurious MBBS (J Mathrubootham)

How to make story time happen at any time (Off Spring)

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Linkfest: 16 Feb,2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

PSU Banks have lost Rs.22,700 Crores in frauds in last 5 years (Rediff)

PSU Banks: Cheating the Public (Bala)

SEBI: Retail investors in IPO to get compensation (MC)

Nirav Modi Case: ED seizes 5,100 Crores (ET)

Tata Steel is the top bidder for Bhushan Power (BS)

Stock Talk: Satin Credit (Tank Rich)

The worst in emerging markets is yet to come (Quint)

Bridgewater’s European short is now $22 Billion (Zero Hedge)

The most important investors of all time (Irrelevant Investor)

Having an Investment Mentor (Disciplined Investing)

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Linkfest: 15 Feb, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

How the PNB fraud happened (ET)

Nirav Modi-The man behind the PNB fraud (Mint)

Worst of NPAs yet to come (BS)

Banks may take 30,500 Cr hit due to rising yields (Rediff)

The double standards of PayTM’s Sharma (BL)

Stock Talk: Petronet (MC)

Indians are moving the cheese market (Quint)

It’s different this time (Macro Tourist)

Market Turmoil and Investment Serenity (Aswath Damodaran)

The advent of a cynical bubble (James Montier)

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Linkfest: February 14, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

LTCG Tax: Grand fathering benefits may elude investors (Rediff)

Guenter’s report card at Tata Motors (MC)

More bad news for Indigo (Mint)

BSE SME platform to see 100 IPOs in 2018 (ET)

Stock Analysis: Finolex Cables (Dr. Vijay Malik)

Investors cut bond allocation to 20 year low (CNBC)

Bitcoin industry grapples with problem of inheritance (Quint)

The Complete list of Q4 Hedge Fund letters to Investors (Vintage Value)

Retirement Strategy: Floor and Upside (Retirement Cafe)

The Wealth of Sapiens (Daniel Egan)

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Linkfest: February 13, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

How new LTCG tax with STT violates basic principles of taxation (Uma Shashikant)

Alarm over Modi’s protectionism (Arvind Panagariya)

WhatsApp payment feature is a serious threat to PayTM (Mint)

Fortis seeks 15 days extension to declare results (MC)

US Equities-Recent volatility is not a concern (Vikas)

“Alpha” in real estate (PIB)

Getting India EV ready (Forbes)

Passive my a** (TRB)

Why competitive advantages die? (Morgan Housel)

This Mutual Fund crashed by 80% in 2 days (Barrons)