Weekly Readings - Dec 30, 2018

BASIC READING:

Life, Thoughts & Complication

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/rational-vs-reasonable/

Reading Books & Articles

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/investing-ideas-that-changed-my-life/ 

What We Learned This Year

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/what-we-learned-this-year/ 

Social Impact

Facebook, Control & Lack of Vision

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/facebook-moderators.html

An Expat Teacher in HongKong

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2178848/highs-and-lows-hong-kong-school-life-humorous

A Soldiers Narrative

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/18/torrent-of-ghastly-revelations-what-military-service-taught-me-about-america-us-marine-corps-afghanistan

From A Sports Writer to Amazon Delivery Guy

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/what-its-like-to-deliver-packages-for-amazon/578986/

Gender Gap in Financial Services

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/closing-the-gap-leadership-perspectives-on-promoting-women-in-financial-services

Stealthy Wealth: On Being Humble

https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/stealth-wealth/

Technology & Financial Services

Technology Impact on Insurance

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/insurance-2030-the-impact-of-ai-on-the-future-of-insurance

Technology Impact on Banking

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/a-bank-branch-for-the-digital-age

Wealth management in an era of robots, regulation, and new money

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/wealth-management-in-an-era-of-robots-regulation-and-new-money

Technology Perspective on Banking

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/open-bankings-next-wave-perspectives-from-three-fintech-ceos

Investing:

Perspective of Value Investing

https://www.oakmark.com/Commentary/Commentary-Archives/Bill-Nygren-Market-Commentary-2Q18.htm

Why to Invest in Equities?

https://rpseawright.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/fear-not/

Equities vs Real Estate

https://acquirersmultiple.com/2018/12/charles-munger-investing-in-shares-is-much-easier-than-investing-in-real-estate-heres-why/

Investing: Do your own homework

https://thecalminvestor.com/the-2018-professional-stock-pickers-report-card/

** Investing Ideas That Changed My Life

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/investing-ideas-that-changed-my-life/

** Investing websites and why I use them

https://valuationinmotion.blogspot.com/2018/12/investing-websites-and-why-i-use-them.html

** Professional Money Management is More About Temperament Than IQ

https://thereformedbroker.com/2018/12/25/the-grinch-comes-to-omaha/

Why India is a different Market?

https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/the-indian-stock-market-is-unique-here-is-the-data

Zero Fee Index Funds

https://qz.com/1494933/2018-the-year-fees-hit-zero/

Misrepresenting Charts - Bear Cycle Length

https://lifeandequities.wordpress.com/2018/12/25/fooled-by-charts-before-after/

Rear View Mirror and Windshield

http://alphaideas.in/2018/12/28/akash-prakash-foolish-strategy/

Opinion Summary: Ritesh Jain

http://worldoutofwhack.com/2018/12/29/2019-outlook-i-wish-i-had-written/

Business

Lemon Tree, Warburg Pincus Form Joint Venture To Develop Co-Living Platform

https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/lemon-tree-hotels-warbug-pincus-form-jv-envisage-rs-3-000-cr-investment#gs.xPxzs4Y

Banks & 2018: Aadhaar verdict, NBFC crisis & UPI 2.0: Trends that hit banking sector in 2018

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/personal-finance/aadhaar-verdict-nbfc-crisis-upi-2-0-trends-that-hit-banking-sector-in-2018-3330781.html

Bharti Infratel

https://dhruvapandey.wordpress.com/2018/12/23/my-assessment-on-bharti-infratel/

GVK To Refinance Debt

https://www.livemint.com/Companies/VE7Jhd2ZDSIq5ZN9ngENcL/GVK-group-in-talks-to-refinance-up-to-1400-crore-debt.html

NCLT Recovery

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/nclt-helps-recover-rs-80000-crore-in-2018-kitty-may-cross-rs-1-lakh-crore-in-2019-3323651.html

Earning

The Amazon Affiliate Program

https://myinvestmentideas.com/2018/12/amazon-affiliate-program-how-to-earn-rs-45000-to-rs-10-lakhs-per-month/

Personal Finance

Want to avoid risks? Buy NCDs and park interest in equities

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/want-to-avoid-risks-buy-ncds-and-park-interest-in-equities/articleshow/67238738.cms

Portfolio: Interview

https://www.stableinvestor.com/2018/12/my-interview-stock-ladder.html

Personal Finance: Retirement Plan

http://www.subramoney.com/2018/12/retirement-plan-review/

Ethics

Corruption that connect South Africa & India

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/22/world/africa/gupta-zuma-south-africa-corruption.html

Offbeat:

Being a Punjabi

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/new-year-2019-issue/being-a-punjabi

Trump Again - The Show Builder

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/how-mark-burnett-resurrected-donald-trump-as-an-icon-of-american-success

India's First Passenger to Fly

https://qz.com/india/1510162/who-was-the-first-woman-to-fly-in-india/

Internal Strife of BJP

http://www.gossipguru.in/whos-the-real-chanakya/

Paintings of Jobs in 19th century

https://qz.com/india/1494591/east-india-company-paintings-of-jobs-in-19th-century-india/