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Linkfest:Oct 06,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Nothing grows forever,including the stock market (Bloomberg)

Iron rules of money (MotleyFool)

IPOs set to pick up pace in second half of FY2015 (FE)

Festivals should not be an excuse to invest in gold (Mint)

How we get conned with life insurance products (Subramoney)

Why you should ignore mutual fund star ratings (FreeFinCal)

How to read an annual report (Janav)

Bill Gross’s next act (Barrons)

You’ll never believe how low the price of oil can go (DailyReckoning)

Asset Class cycles and some thumb rules (WiseWealth)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: October 03,2014

Wishing all readers a very Happy Dassera.

Some off beat reads for the long weekend:

The Elon Musk interview about Mars (Aeon)

The American myth about the self made man (Slate)

Who killed Bugsy Siegel, the creator of Las Vegas? (LAMag)

Vassilis Paleokostas: The Uncatchable (BBC)

Facebook Wall:Reactions to Modi’s Clean India Campaign (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue: Driving in the Scottish Highlands (TeamBHP)

Jackfruit is on its way to become a global star (Open)

India’s gherkin exports are booming (Caravan)

L&T: Armed but not commissioned (ForbesIndia)

Beheadings as terror marketing (Atlantic)

The importance of friendship diversity (NYMag)

Narendra Modi frees Gandhi and Shastri from the Congress (FirstPost)

7 Simple Ways to find original ideas (BI)

Cheetahs spend 90% of their days sitting around (Smithsonian)

What turned Warren Buffett into a car guy? (BusinessWeek)

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Linkfest:October 02,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Modi enlists Indian CEOs to build toilets,sweep streets (Bloomberg)

Why would it cost an average Mumbaikar 34 years of income to buy a home in Mumbai (FirstPost)

20 stocks to play upturn in economy:Morgan Stanley (MoneyControl)

Is the IIM charm fading? (Mint)

Estate planning is key to avoiding family conflicts (FE)

The story of Horlicks (BS)

Bill Gross’s investing secret (BusinessWeek)

Ello:The world’s fastest growing social network (Recode)

Why oil is crashing (BI)

Bapu in Beliaghata (Hindu)

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Linkfest: October 01,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Tata Motors:The car dream that turned sour (BS)

2 PE funds in contest to wrest control of Destimoney (ET)

The fine print of Anil Ambani’s AGM speeches (Mint)

Customer is king this Diwali (Firstpost)

You can’t even spell capitulation (TRB)

Nobody wants gurus,they want systems (Upshot)

A Mumbaikar gets shocked in Delhi (Subramoney)

The Central Bank experiment that is destroying the economy (DailyReckoning)

More crap from the Economist about Modi (Economist)

Rajdeep Sardesai reveals his ugly character in New York (MediaCrooks)

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Linkfest: September 30,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Market Timing is for the birds (USAToday)

RBI isn’t planning a rate cut (Mint)

The great festive real estate show is on (FE)

Roll over FMPs only if you don’t need cash (BS)

Decide whether you want quick money or more money (RJ)

The low stress retirement calculator (FreeFinCal)

Why investment advice can be so confusing (CommonSense)

The trade that led to the demise of PIMCO Total Return (PragCap)

Why Peak Oil predictions haven’t come true (Climateer)

How a 10 year old girl got her father to quit his $100 Million a year job (CSM)