Category: Read, Learn, Improve

If there is one brokerage house on street that is on mission of educating market participate at large on investing, its Ambit. This time they did a townhall with Mr. KN Sivasubramanian’s – Ex-CIO, Franklin Templeton and it is nothing short of amazing learning experience that one can ask for. Here is full transcript of …

  Buffett’s Airlines Conundrum – Link here Global house prices – Link here In Vancouver, home values have risen by 47% in four years; in London they have risen by 54%; and in Auckland the rise has been a whopping 75%. The influence of foreign capital flows on housing markets is being scrutinised, particularly as …

  The rise of the useless class – Yuval Noah Harari – Link here So what will people do? Art is often said to provide us with our ultimate (and uniquely human) sanctuary. In a world where computers have replaced doctors, drivers, teachers and even landlords, would everyone become an artist? Yet it is hard …

24% India’s MPs/MLAs Say They Don’t Need To Pay Tax Or Have No Income – Link here As many as 1,676 (35%) elected representatives declared annual incomes less than Rs 2.5 lakh. Why are Indian engineers so afraid of ‘artificial intelligence’? – Link here – Line that caught my attention “Forget getting people of our …

  The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class – Link here. The lines that caught my attention “I am less concerned with Terminator scenarios,” MIT economist Andrew McAfee said on the first day at Asilomar. “If current trends continue, people are going to rise up well before the machines do.” …

The Debate Finally Seems to Have Ended: Robo-Advisors Vs. Humans – Link here Michael Jackson Is Worth More Than Ever, and the IRS Wants Its Cut – Jackson’s star lawyer made a mint for his heirs, so now the government has to be startin’ somethin’ – Link here A CEO’s tale: How demonetisation halved the …

Uber: the app that changed how the world hails a taxi – Link here (the real origin story of Uber) The End of Employees – Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security …

Secret Taxes for Financial Untouchables – Link here , after reading this I realise how much lucky we all are to be in India and have soo many banks. How to Read Financial News Headlines – Link here – I know few of the buy side who doesn’t allow its team to read a newspaper …

  Why car and tech companies have different visions for self-driving cars – Link here Policing the digital cartels – Price-setting algorithms mean regulators must now tackle collusion among machines – Link here Charlie Munger: How to Guarantee a Life of Misery – Link here The ground beneath India’s feet – Link here HDFC Bank …