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Linkfest: July 12, 2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

ICICI Lombard IPO (Mint)

Metropolitan Stock Exchange eyes profitability,IPO (Quint)

9.55% NCD from SREI Equipment Finance (Apna Plan)

No more credit for RCom (FE)

Unloved software stocks a buy for Bajaj Allianz (Bloomberg)

Stock Talk: Wonderla Holidays (Jana)

Crypto Currencies collapse (Wolf Street)

Pune Realty buyers determined to send builder to jail (Ravi)

Wanna get rich? Think fractally (OfDollars&Data)

Insider trading is pervasive (DR)

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Buffett Moat Vs Bezos Moat

“A Bezos Moat is premised on the idea that the customer is willingly and is frequently entering into a commercial transaction with the company because the customer is deriving more value from the transaction than he or she is paying for.  

“A Buffett Moat attempts to identify companies that will be the only one (or one of a few) available in a commercial landscape, so that the customer is, in effect, forced to transact with these companies (i.e. only bridge, only newspaper, only soft drink option).”

-from Base Hit Investing

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Cartoon: When will Pharma rise?

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Linkfest: July 11, 2017

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

What caused the NSE glitch? (ET)

Indian Banks’ health will worsen (Mint)

IDFC Bank: A Bank in a hurry (Quint)

Special Situations Investing & Tube Investments of India (Ant Investor)

IPO Review: Salasar Techno (My Investment Ideas)

Small Savings Schemes-No longer an investment option? (SPTulsian)

The most important moat (Basehit Investing)

The curious world of microcap investing (Factor Investing)

An expert’s guide to calling a market top (Barry)

The truth about robots (James Altucher)

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When a Stock is like a family pet

It’s easy to fall in love with a position that has produced big paper profits for you. Once you learn how to buy extreme bargains during times of crisis, you’re bound to have some massive 100%+ winners in your portfolio.

It’s easy to fall in love with a stock that doubles or triples in value. Seeing it in your portfolio will make you feel good. The winning stock can become like the family pet.

And who wants to sell the family pet?

Trust me… you do.

Extremely cyclical assets like commodities and natural resource stocks should be approached with a “rent, don’t own” mentality. You must be willing to sell these assets after they appreciate in value. It’s only a matter of time before they bust again.

Remember, you don’t make money until you sell. Your “pet” is just a piece of paper. Don’t fall in love with it. It won’t love you back.

-from Katusa Research