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Weekend Mega Linkfest: July 18,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The downing of MH17-A precedent for the  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)

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Linkfest: July 16,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

LIC to invest Rs.2.25 Trillion in markets this fiscal (Mint)

RBI signals cheaper housing,infra loans (BS)

Rahul Gandhi – A political pariah? (Firstpost)

Professionals are selling.Amateurs are buying (TRB)

Don’t be surprised if the US markets crack (Vitaliy)

Cynk short squeeze blamed by trader for costing him his job (Bloomberg)

The One Number every penny stock investor overlooks (DailyReckoning)

The thrill of the chase (InvestingCaffeine)

Quantum Math makes human irrationality more sensible (ScienceNews)

Dubai’s new property bubble (WSJ)

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Linkfest:July 15,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Cynk makes the case for buying friends,naked short selling (Bloomberg)

Is it the end for FMPs? (Mint)

New twist to McDonalds-Bakshi tussle (BS)

Govt slaps $ 579 million additional penalty on Reliance (FirstBiz)

Citibank retains numero uno spot amongst foreign banks in India (FE)

How to get maximum benefit out of budget of 2014? (MyInvestmentIdeas)

A Portfolio Premortem (WealthofCommonSense)

10 Commandments for Penny Stock Investing (DailyReckoning)

On wisdom of crowds in the market (EpicureanDealmaker)

Sonia Gandhi’s fake victimhood (MediaCrooks)