Category: Links

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Mohnish Pabrai:What I learned from Warren and Charlie (MotleyFool)

How long will the courts humor Sahara group? (FirstPost)

Why Bob Dhillon is betting on Indian real estate (ET)

Investing risks in 2013 (Mint)

Arshiya International: Zero stock target (SaanpAurSeedi)

Portfolio Construction (AltaisAdvisors)

Family Floater health insurance in India (OneMint)

India’s empty democracy can’t protect it’s people (Bloomberg)

Bernie Madoff:Insider trading is nothing new (CNBC)

A shocking death, a financial lesson (NYTimes)

Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

The harassed husbands of India (Open)

Do arranged marriages foster a tradition of rape? (Newslaundry)

Buying a home abroad (ForbesIndia)

Is salt good for your health? (Moneylife)

Inside Hong Kong’s Chungking mansions (Caravan)

A maid’s execution (NewYorker)

Mayhem in the tea garden (Tehelka)

The man who speared JP Morgan’s whale (BusinessWeek)

The little known legend of Jesus in Japan (Smithsonian)

Jihad comes to Kenya (ForeignAffairs)

How much can you tell about people from their handwriting? (Slate)

The Poppy Palaces of Afghanistan (VanityFair)

How more money makes people act less humane (NYMag)

One dad’s ill fated battle against the princesses (Atlantic)

Dubai as the new Mecca (GQ)

Spoof: Dr Manmohan Singh gives career advice (UnrealTimes)

Safe Driving on India’s highways (TeamBHP)

The Pope’s dangerous sex appeal (ProjectSyndicate)

Movie Review:Rajdhani Express (VigilIdiot)

Travelogue:Puri, Lord Jagannath’s land (Ghumakkar)

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Gold is useful because it is useless (FirstPost)

US S&P 500 are back at 5 year high (ET)

India wastes 21 Million tonnes of wheat every year (FE)

Soon , Nifty futures on Osaka exchange (BS)

Govt may broaden scope of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme (Mint)

Of Kingfisher and Mallya’s pot of gold (CapitalMind)

Howard Marks Memo to investors (OakTreeCapital)

Louis Dreyfus says China is manipulating the cotton market (Climateer)

Examining Ben Graham’s record:Skill or luck ? (Greenbackd)

What effect does living frugally play in the success of a trader? (SMB)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

LIC hikes Infosys stake by over 2% (BusinessLine)

Why it is a good time to lock your money in fixed deposits (Firstpost)

No takers for Capt.Gopinath’s Simply Fly plan (ET)

SEBI to introduce safety net for IPO investors (Mint)

Will course correction help Fortis Healthcare? (BS)

No friendship with barbarians (MediaCrooks)

Avoid paying taxes the Warren Buffett way (SeekingAlpha)

Five Brutal Years teach investors to sit tight (BusinessWeek)

The future according to Google’s Larry Page (CNNMoney)

A word about portfolio rebalancing (BigPicture)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Pakistan troops slit the throats of two Indian soldiers (Firstpost)

Nokia India suspected of 2500-3000 Crore tax default (BusinessLine)

Fight over restaurant bill erupts into riot (NYTimes)

Cold wave triggers sharp rise in vegetable prices (ET)

SEBI to pass final order on Reliance insider trading (Mint)

McDonald’s seeks higher royalty from Indian arm (BS)

Lending money to friends (Subramoney)

Quant hedge funds had a rough 2012 (Bloomberg)

AIG’s directors will spend tomorrow pretending they will sue the government (Dealbreaker)

How the Rothschilds built a fortune that lasted for centuries (BusinessInsider)