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Quotes

Guru Speak

“In many instances, value investing proves fundamentally uncomfortable, as the most attractive opportunities frequently lurk in unattractive or even frightening places.”-David Swensen in his book Pioneering Portfolio Management

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Links

Linkfest:May 15, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Veggie prices surge 61% in April (TOI)

RIL loses 10% of market cap in a month (ET)

Rupee closes at an all time low of 53.96 (FinancialExpress)

The tale of a whale of a fail (DealBreaker)

Faith fades in eurozone firewall (FT)

Krugman’s Eurodammerung (PaulKrugman)

Bollywood gossip of the week (RajeevMasand)

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Quotes

What was that again?

“We’re headed into another summer on Wall Street and, like opening up a giant box of German pornography, you just know we’re in for a shitshow.”-Josh Brown wrote in The Reformed Broker

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Video

Flight to Quality

One of the smartest guys in the investment world is Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital

He warned in Dec, 2011 of a huge flight to quality and how he holds only extremely liquid positions.

With the crisis re-erupting, In the Indian context, expect a further flight to quality and the most liquid stocks.

This interview is a real must watch

 

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Observations

Just when I thought I was out

Markets are tumbling like nine pins all over Europe.The Greece crisis has re-erupted like a bad nightmare that does not go away.

Am reminded of this immortal dialogue from the Godfather