Weekly Readings -- Apr 30: Personal Finance

Reasons for a cheap car

https://retireby40.org/10-reasons-why-i-prefer-a-cheap-car/

Dave Ramsey Debt Free: The Tough Love Approach

http://money.com/money/longform/dave-ramsey-money-debt-free/

Trending Business Ideas

https://myinvestmentideas.com/2019/04/latest-and-trending-manufacturing-businesses-in-india/

Learning from the previous generation

https://petetheplanner.com/want-a-good-lesson-in-financial-planning-study-how-well-your-parents-did-or-didnt-do/

The Human Bias

https://behaviouralinvestment.com/2019/04/23/why-are-stories-so-important-to-investors/

Weekly Readings -- Apr 29: Essential

Essential

The Decision Anatomy. This piece shares the basic tenets that form the crux of ethical decision making.

https://fs.blog/2019/04/decision-anatomy/

When You Will Believe Anything

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/when-youll-believe-anything/

One of the possibilities of Future

https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials/my-best-pick_2019/moat-busters-5015

The Human Bias

https://behaviouralinvestment.com/2019/04/23/why-are-stories-so-important-to-investors/

Weekly Readings -- Apr 26: Economics

Chinese Economy: View on  Slowdown and the way forward

http://fortune.com/2019/01/24/china-slowdown-private-equity-shan/

Weekly Readings -- Apr 25: Food-Health

The average person in Europe loses two years of their life due to air pollution. Let's not go to how many years is shortened in India

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/air-pollution-in-europe-is-reducing-the-average-lifespan-by-2-years

Weekly Readings -- Apr 25: History

When Mughals Fought the Mongols

https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2019/04/04/when-mughals-fought-the-mongols

Bunny Island of Japan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/japan-rabbit-island-dark-history-180962631/

Weekly Readings -- Apr 24: Offbeat

Exercise makes you happier than money, according to Yale and Oxford research

https://www.businessinsider.com/exercise-makes-you-happier-than-money-says-yale-and-oxford-study-2019-4?IR=T

Eating for Free Using Instagram

https://medium.com/@chrisbuetti/how-i-eat-for-free-in-nyc-using-python-automation-artificial-intelligence-and-instagram-a5ed8a1e2a10

Becoming Besties With Trump

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article228963409.html

Some Old School Works Better

https://reprage.com/post/how-banksy-authenticates-his-work

Failed e-Voting

https://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/vjteague/SwissVote

Da Vinci & The Return Of The Salvator Mundi

https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/salvator-mundi-leonardo-da-vinci.html

Drones and Tree-Planting

https://www.fastcompany.com/90329982/these-tree-planting-drones-are-firing-seed-missiles-to-restore-the-worlds-forests

Weekly Readings -- Apr 23: Technology

The Importance of Cyber Security.

http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~odlyzko/doc/cyberinsecurity.pdf

Zipcar Disruption: Stranded due to a Technological Snag

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/03/zipcar_disrupti.html

Aiming for Absolute Online Security

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-the-evercrypt-library-creates-hacker-proof-cryptography-20190402/

The Taj-Mahal

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/taj-mahal-apt/26370/

Weekly Readings -- Apr 22: Stocks

Sunflag Iron & Steel Company

https://dolly-bestpicks.blogspot.com/2019/04/sunflag-iron-and-steel-company-ltd.html

Weekly Readings -- Apr 22: Investments

Thoughts on The FMP Fiasco

http://mfcritic.blogspot.com/2019/04/thoughts-on-fmp-fiasco.html

FMP and the Debt Markets

http://www.subramoney.com/2019/04/fmp-and-debt-markets/

Survival of the Fittest

https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-will-to-survive/

Prediction Folly

https://kiraninvestsandlearns.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/stock-story-revisited/

Behaviour Finance

https://www.aberdeenstandard.com/en/uk/investor/insights-thinking-aloud/article-page/a-behavioural-finance-toolkit

Weekly Readings -- Apr 21: Business

The Coliving Space

https://www.outlookbusiness.com/enterprise/feature/live-and-let-live-5000

The Rise & Fall of Jet Airways

https://twitter.com/Finception__/status/1119470624697716736

Tech Mahindra and the acquisition of Satyam Computers: 10 years, 10 learnings

https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/tech-mahindra-and-the-acquisition-of-satyam-computers-10-years-10-learnings/story/336977.html

Letter to Shareholders: Jeff Bezos

https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/2018-letter-to-shareholders

When Technies Enter Banking Industry

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-asia-banks-digital-analysis/asias-tech-champions-zero-in-on-main-street-banking-idINKCN1RR017

The Business of Farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179101/gujarat-farmer-bhuj-dates-fruit-orchard-israel-india/

Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy

https://hbr.org/2016/04/pipelines-platforms-and-the-new-rules-of-strategy

Weekly Reading -- April 19: Technology

Google Stadia & Streaming Future of Gaming Cloud

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/20/18274184/google-stadia-youtube-streaming-future-gaming-cloud

After Autoplay: "Interactive, Personalized & Immersive" Entertainment

https://redef.com/original/5c866c1bf1ea3f07c9f205e6

Weekly Reading -- April 19: Food & Health

The Story of Durban’s Bunny Chow, An Indian Dish Difficult to Find in India!

https://www.thebetterindia.com/120787/bunny-chow-unique-indian-dish-durban-south-africa/

The Land of Immortals: How and what Japan's oldest population eats

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/05/health/japan-okinawa-food-diet-hara-hachi-bu-chasing-life-gupta/index.html

Exercise makes you happier than money

https://www.businessinsider.com/exercise-makes-you-happier-than-money-says-yale-and-oxford-study-2019-4?IR=T

Weekly Reading -- April 18: Offbeat

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds

The Islamization of Europe

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/the-islamization-of-europe-and-the-european-caliphate

In Papua New Guinea, witch hunts, torture and murder are reactions to the modern world

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3003791/papua-new-guinea-witch-hunts-torture-and-murder

China's War On Muslim Minority in Xinjiang Uighurs

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/apr/11/china-hi-tech-war-on-muslim-minority-xinjiang-uighurs-surveillance-face-recognition

How Fuji Changed the Way We Travel

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190303-how-fiji-changed-the-way-we-travel

Weekly Reading -- April 17: History

Jallianwala Bagh Lifting the Veil

https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2019/04/09/jallianwala-bagh-lifting-the-veil

This British Journo Defied the Raj to Ensure the World Knew About Jallianwala Bagh!

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179001/jallianwala-bagh-massacre-benjamin-horniman-british-india/

The incredible adventures of seven Parsi men who cycled across the world nearly a century ago

https://scroll.in/magazine/904856/the-incredible-adventures-of-seven-parsi-men-who-cycled-across-the-world-nearly-a-century-ago

Weekly Reading -- April 17: Ethics

Whistle Blower: Deloitte Helped Fudge its accounts

https://www.moneylife.in/article/whistleblower-alleges-deloitte-has-helped-ilfs-fudge-its-accounts-year-after-year/56834.html

The Dark Underbelly of Indian Market

https://finception.in/markets/dark-underbelly-of-indian-markets/

Lessons in the Wake of Crisis

https://ananthindianmarkets.blogspot.com/2019/04/lessons-for-fund-management-ecosystem.html

Weekly Reading -- April 16: Personal Finance

The well being of US household

https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/04/07/the-well-being-of-u-s-households/

The Stocks Manage Themselves. Investors Should Manage Themselves

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2019/04/the-stocks-manage-themselves/

Importance of Asset Allocation

https://humbledollar.com/2019/04/five-crashes/

When to incorporate gambling money in your portfolio

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/investing-risk-in-retirement.html

The importance of Time -- Adjusting portfolio on an annual basis only

https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/04/11/how-to-improve-your-risk-adjusted-returns/

You Have To Live It To Believe It

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/you-have-to-live-it-to-believe-it/

Weekly Reading -- April 15: Investment

Oracle of Boston: Setting Expectations

https://humbledollar.com/2019/04/oracle-of-boston/

Taking Benefit of the Rebalancing For Alpha Generation

https://acquirersmultiple.com/2019/04/how-can-investors-use-reverse-market-cap-to-generate-excess-returns/

Stock Analysis: Sree Leathers

https://www.drvijaymalik.com/2019/04/sreeleathers-ltd-fundamental-analysis.html

Investment in the Real World

https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/04/13/investing-in-the-real-world/

Stocks for 2019

http://rakesh-jhunjhunwala.in/16-eminent-experts-recommend-stocks-which-can-be-next-gruh-finance-etc-for-2019/

Weekly Reading -- April 15: Business

Godrej Agrovet

https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/godrej-agrovet-why-analysts-are-bullish-despite-13-fall-since-listing-119040900771_1.html

Interview Rahashekar Iyer

https://cfasocietyindia.com/2019/04/08/making-sense-of-investing-session-by-mr-rajashekar-iyer/

Amazon -- 2018 Letter to the Shareholder

https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/2018-letter-to-shareholders

Weekly Reading -- April 14: Essentials

Smart People Saying Smart Things

https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2019/04/08/smart-people-saying-smart-things/

To be a good investor get some contrarian

http://www.subramoney.com/2019/04/to-be-a-good-investor/

Weekly Reading -- April 11, 2019: Offbeat

The shadow side of greatness

https://jamesclear.com/shadow-side

The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/magazine/uss-wasp-lost-world-war-ii-aircraft-carrier.html

Weekly Reading -- April 10, 2019: Personal Finance

Your home may be an investment but don’t expect it to fund your financial goals

https://abnormalreturns.com/2019/03/21/your-home-may-be-an-investment-but-dont-expect-it-to-fund-your-financial-goals/

The difference between lucky gambling and good investment strategy

https://ritholtz.com/2019/04/speculate-intelligently/

Weekly Reading -- April 9, 2019: Investments

Sharp Stock Analysis

https://www.morningstar.in/posts/51882/sharp-stock-analysis.aspx

Analysis of Sharda Motor Industries

https://www.drvijaymalik.com/2019/04/sharda-motor-industries-fundamental-analysis.html

Spotting Investment Opportunities

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanboyar/2019/03/26/spotting-investment-opportunities-in-out-of-favor-industries#363c746e435c

The difference between ROCE & ROE

https://www.alphamultiple.com/blog/march-2019-newsletter/

Weekly Reading -- April 8, 2019: Business

How Public Transportation is Changing

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/e-buses-gaining-traction-on-indian-roads/article26713920.ece

The Billionaires of Ahmedabad

http://www.forbesindia.com/article/real-issue/the-billionaires-of-ahmedabad/52935/1

How Ikea is Experimenting for the Future?

https://www.inc.com/sean-wise/ikea-is-testing-a-44-billion-pivot-to-its-business-model-heres-why-its-a-brilliant-strategy.html

Turning Around The Business

https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/amazon-almost-killed-best-buy-then-best-buy-did-something-completely-brilliant.html

Weekly Reading -- April 7, 2019: Essential

General Thinking Concepts

https://fs.blog/general-thinking-concepts/

Devil's Advocate

https://finception.in/markets/indian-consumption-story/

Weekly Reading -- April 3, 2019: Ethics

Brewing Scandal in Hindustan Copper

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hindustan-copper-brass-in-tight-spot-as-new-auditor-seeks-action-taken-report-on-allegations-levelled-by-its-predecessor/article26666963.ece

The Story of Rajat Gupta

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/profile/rajat-gupta-grace-and-disgrace

Weekly Reading -- April 2, 2019: Personal Finance

Reducing the Behaviour Gap

https://www.330ramp.com/blog/2019/3/26/reducing-the-behavior-gap

The Myth of Average Returns

https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-myth-of-average-returns/

Weekly Reading -- April 2, 2019: Offbeat

The underground railroad of North Korea

https://www.gq.com/story/underground-railroad-of-north-korea

Preparing The Milk Catastrophy

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/can-the-world-quench-chinas-bottomless-thirst-for-milk

The Mystery of Unakoti

https://www.livehistoryindia.com/amazing-india/2017/04/30/the-mystery-of-unakoti-2

Weekly Reading -- April 1, 2019: Essential

Perspective - How Expectations Change Reality

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/death-taxes-and-a-few-other-things/

Classification of Information

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/different-kinds-of-information/

The Myth of Average Returns

https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-myth-of-average-returns/

The 70% Rule

http://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-bezos-70-percent-rule-for-decision.html

Weekly Reading -- April 1, 2019: Business

Gas-Pipelines Industry

https://finception.in/stocks/gas-pipelines/

Motherson Sumi

https://www.fortuneindia.com/venture/motherson-sumi-the-secret/103064