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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Sept 19,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The rise and rise of Xi Jinping (Economist)

What will the coming elections mean for Kashmir? (Caravan)

Yogi Adityanath and his tricks (Tehelka)

India Inc’s fund finding mission (Forbes India)

Tibet:The real issue (IDR)

Why I hope to die at 75 (Atlantic)

How gangs took over prisons (Atlantic)

China:The world’s biggest polluter (Rolling Stone)

Stay out of religious wars in the Middle East (Reuters)

How to succeed in Silicon Valley without really trying (NewRepublic)

More than half of rape victims in US Military are men (GQ)

How Modi Govt got Ajit Singh to vacate his official residence (Unreal Times)

Travelogue: A China Trip (TeamBHP)

Bad Culture (Great Bong)

What were Warren Buffett’s worst investments? (Quora)

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Linkfest:September 19,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Nifty at 10000 in 12 months? (FreeFinCal)

Narendra Modi is the new rockstar PM (Time)

Modi’s impossible choices on the petroleum front (Mani)

Royal Enfield takes on Harley Davidson in the US (Bloomberg)

The secret world of Dunkin Donuts Franchisee Kings (Boston Globe)

Seth Klarman:We are recreating the markets of 2007 (ZeroHedge)

Gold looks like death (BI)

Who wins in the financial casino? (Naked Capitalism)

Some simple tips to save money (Anand)

Use bonus option of mutual funds to save tax (ApnaPlan)

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Linkfest:September 18,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Competition is for losers (Peter Thiel)

L&T threatens to pull out of Hyderabad Metro rail project (Mint)

US Fed renews zero interest rate pledge (ET)

When not to quit your trading strategy (Prashant)

How IPOs have performed in the last one year (MyInvestmentIdeas)

7 Ways to avoid picking a bad financial advisor (ThinkAdvisor)

You can’t feed a family with GDP (NYTImes)

Russian Billionaire’s arrest is sending shock waves across Russia (BI)

Berkshire Hathaway:Wholesaler of Death? (Jeff Matthews)

One simple trick to living a happy, stress free life (Daily Reckoning)

The wrath of Warren Buffett (Fortune)

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Linkfest: September 17,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

A tale of two stocks (Altais)

Why Raghuram Rajan may be right about a ‘crash’ (ET)

Narendra Modi hits out at detractors (FE)

After 12 years, diesel sales turns profitable (BS)

The curious case of Venus Remedies (Capital Mind)

Fresh investing can wait (Prashant)

Choosing debt mutual funds for the long term (FreeFinCal)

Be careful relying on historical market returns (PragCap)

The beginning of the end of the hedge fund gravy train (Abnormal Returns)

Eminent Follies (Media Crooks)

 

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Linkfest: September 16,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Why you shouldn’t invest like your parents (ET)

WPI Inflation Vs The Repo Rate (Mint)

Buying a diesel car makes less economic sense now (FE)

Fund raising via QIPs reaches record highs (BS)

Why some anomalies seem to persist (Swedroe)

On the advantages of mechanical strategies (Systems Trader)

Carl Icahn drives a hard bargain at work and at home (Dealbreaker)

The one word every IPO investor needs to know (Daily Reckoning)

Where is the money?Perils of investing abroad (CBC)

Warren Buffett on learning from Ben Graham (ValueWalk)