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Linkfest:Feb 20,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Facebook to buy Whats App for $19 Billion (ET)

Four numbers that explain why Facebook acquired Whats App (Sequoia)

United Bank of India blames Infosys software for NPA Bloopers (FE)

The Govt has tripled the pay of babus every decade (BL)

Piramal Enterprises lists potential investment areas (Mint)

Eyeing bumper returns from Vasan (BS)

Reading the Balance Sheet-Abusing Capital (Bala)

Mistakes young investors make (Subramoney)

7 important tax saving investment questions answered (GoodMoneying)

Six lessons on Systems Trading (SMB)

Crazy pics from a raid on a Mexican Drug Lord’s Palace (Imgur)

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Linkfest:Feb 19,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Mr.Chidambaram’s magic show (BS)

How Chidambaram screwed the next Govt even before it takes over (FirstBiz)

Why United Bank of India is in trouble (Mint)

Foreign investors bond with India (FE)

How hand picked experts are helping Narendra Modi (ET)

The trouble with Rent Vs Buy Calculators (FreeFinCal)

Best Tax free bonds to invest now in Feb 2014 (MyInvestmentIdeas)

The Best and Worst thing about investing (TRB)

The Insane Numbers of the Candy Crush IPO (BI)

Smart beta strategies rely on willing losers (Morningstar)

 

 

 

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Linkfest:Feb 18, 2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

India Inc disenchanted with budget (BS)

The dangers of Chidambaram’s caste-based VC Fund (Firstbiz)

Go for 15 year tax free bonds (BL)

Mani Shankar Aiyar makes sense for once in his life (NDTV)

10 things which complicate your financial life (BasuNivesh)

Microsoft V Microsoft (Strtechery)

What I learned from Ray Dalio (Morningstar)

Bessemer Venture Partner’s Anti-Portfolio (Climateer)

Who are the top 10 hedge fund managers of all time? (TRB)

Free Speech & the Fiberal Farce (MediaCrooks)

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Linkfest:Feb 17,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

How to trade Emerging Markets now (WSJ)

Big Spenders beware…IT department is watching you (BL)

Arvind Kejriwal-A messiah against crony capitalists (ET)

Fraudsters using Tata Group Name for online Ponzi scheme (FE)

SEBI gets tough on mutual funds (Mint)

Getting ready for filing IT returns (BS)

Paramhansa Yogananda on money and happiness (SafalNiveshak)

Ennore Port Tax Free Bonds offers9% interest (MyInvestmentIdeas)

What an expert’s bad prediction teaches us about investing (DailyFinance)

David Einhorn demands that blogger be unmasked (Dealbreaker)

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Weekend Linkfest:14 Feb,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Instagram is shaping up to be the world’s most powerful selling tool (Forbes)

Housing.Com:Born out of its Founder’s House Hunt (ForbesIndia)

Anything you can do,Icahn can do better (Economist)

150 Years ago,Sochi was the site of horrific ethnic cleansing (Smithsonian)

Parsis face a burning  question (Open)

The Code has been Modified (Outlook)

Does Christie’s Auction reflect market reality (Caravan)

Slide Show:Valentine Day’s Cartoons (NewYorker)

Queen orders Kate Middleton to cover her knees (NYMag)

The first lesson of Marriage 101 (Atlantic)

Warren Buffett is laughing at you for selling (MarketWatch)

Spoof:Arvind Kejriwal demands Jan LovePal Bill (UnrealTimes)

Saudi Arabia:The last of the Sudeiri Seven (ProjectSyndicate)

Travelogue:Rann of Kutch (Ghumakkar)

Movie Review:Heartless (VigilIdiot)

Dearth of a good 15 Lakh SUV (TeamBHP)

Why are so many Indian farmers killing themselves (ModernFarmer)

You can explain eBay’s 50 Billion $ turnaround with this crazy story (BI)