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Linkfest: July 22,2014

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Govt clears the decks for 6 new airlines (Mint)

Reliance Industries’ arm Investments being probed (BS)

Nigerian scamsters looted Rs.5240 Crores from Indians (FirstBiz)

The story of Shapoorji Pallonji & the Tatas (Jehangir Pocha)

What drives property prices? (BL)

Delivering Alpha & Accepting Beta (WealthofCommonSense)

A Farmland Investment Primer (Climateer)

What your grocery bill says about your investment future (DailyReckoning)

How indexing helped these retirees live footloose and fancy-free (Globe&Mail)

How to talk like a real estate agent-7 tips (Guardian)

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Linkfest:July 21, 2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Govt to clear air on Insurance FDI (ET)

FTIL to sell 15% stake in MCX to Kotak Mahindra (Mint)

As RBI opens floodgates,get ready for Railway Bank/Airtel Bank (FirstBiz)

Real Estate:Getting REIT right (FE)

How to generate retirement income for parents (GoodMoneying)

Do not put Rs.1.5L in PPF (FreeFinCal)

From physical shares to demat (BS)

Contrarianism-Why 1 Million Lemmings could be wrong (TheEscapeArtist)

Cliff Asness:Be realistic of 2.5% Real Returns (AlphaArchitect)

How two men won Tawang for India despite Nehru (JSircar)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: July 18,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The downing of MH17-A precedent for theĀ  World’s battlefields (Atlantic)

How Russian hackers stole the NASDAQ (BusinessWeek)

Booming until it hurts (RobertShiller)

Fear & Foreboding in South Block (Open)

An Israeli shot in India’s arm (Tehelka)

Taking the taste of Bikaner global (ForbesIndia)

How Actors were transformed into Apes (Smithsonian)

Why do we have blood types? (Mosaic)

The Craigslist Killers (GQ)

If Bollywood Directors had directed the “Dawn of the Apes” (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Conquering the Marsimik La (TeamBHP)

How I write (WilliamDalrymple)

Goodbye Yahoo Chat ! Goodbye Orkut ! (GreatBong)

What is the biggest misconceptions Indians have about India? (Quora)

Jains want Palitana to be declared a vegetarian zone (Outlook)

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Linkfest: July 18,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

China’s Lehman moment (ET)

Build your property portfolio (BL)

TCS Q1 net profit rises 45% (Mint)

The Rupee’s risky over valuation (Jaimini Bhagwati)

Predators even in school (FirstPost)

How Arbitrage Mutual Funds work (PersonalFin)

The end of Gold Saving Schemes (ApnaPlan)

Why you shouldn’t track your investment returns (Monevator)

A quick lesson on market tops (TRB)

Ride winners & Cut losers.Period (AlphaArchitect)

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Linkfest: July 17,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

How investors can achieve true diversification and better returns (Andrew Weisman)

The redBus sale: A cautionary tale (Mint)

Post Budget,Mutual Funds fear redemptions of 2 L Crores (FE)

Who will pay 3,000 Crores in the Satyam fraud (FirstBiz)

In free TV, broadcasters find the next big thing (BS)

Narendra Modi’s politics of patience and the possible (SwapanDasgupta)

Investors should own more stock as they get older (Climateer)

Big Markets and Networking Effects (AswathDamodaran)

Charlie Munger on Investment Concentration Vs Diversification (25IQ)

What to fear if China crashes (Bloomberg)