Globonomics!

http://www.amazon.com/Security-Analysis-Classic-Benjamin-Graham/dp/0070244960

I finally managed to get hold of this book before the book stores could so I beat them! I now need to read this book that is regarded as the Bhagvad Gita of value investing. I will treat it as my textbook on value investing.

It will be heavy on the head so will wrap up my read of the Intelligent investor that is a less complicated approach to the same principles listed in the Security analysis.

Meanwhile, Alan Greenspan has to wait as I wrap up reading up on my legend’s (Warren Buffett’s) legend – the great legendary Benjamin Graham!

I had not got on the pace the last time I tried to read up this book. Its the easier version of Ben Graham’s Security analysis. I tried checking at bookstores all over Bangalore for this book i.e. Security analysis, the classic 1934 edition - Gangarams, Strand and the Landmark, Forum Mall - but did not get it at any. I have ordered it from them even if it costs money and is a foreign print/publication but its to be seen if their reach is better than mine.

I will post review of my combined practice once I am done – as mentioned earlier, it would be based on learnings that translate into future earnings!

I did 900 pages of straight  reading in 5 full days to wrap it up – review will follow by virtue of  learnings. Scintillating book!

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1842123,00.html

Excellent article! Its so precise and beautifully explained as the sequence of events unfolded. A must read.

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/casinoroyale/index.html

http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/branding-importance-to-the-real-world/

Casino Royale (2006) – Saw this movie premiering on Star Movies (albeit, it came after 2 years!) yesterday at 9 PM.

It was just an ‘ok’ Bond movie. Read the rest of this entry »

The Apple iStore at Bangalore

Apple has not opened its Apple stores on Indian shores yet but has tied up with RelianceDigital (its premium reseller) and has also setup a store at the Forum Mall, Bangalore through another reseller. Read the rest of this entry »

As we wait with bated breath, it costs a whopping Rs. 31000 (~$720) for the basic black 8GB model and Rs. 36100 ($840) for the 16GB white model.

A far cry from the AT&T Apple tie-up price of $199!

Lets see what it has to offer and then I will decide if this  needs to be added to my portfolio of gadgets! I want it but will wait and see as it unfolds. There is no doubt on the value of such a handy utility, it will improve my productivity (accessing office emails on the go), using MobileMe, playing iTunes, taking pictures, using the GPS system in-built into the device (I am sure AirTel will club it with some technology like WayFinder etc.), and of course, to send and receive calls!

Lets wait for the after tax cost to see the real numbers before we get all pumped up but I cannot control my excitement right now!

This single video has received more than 10000 hits in less than 1 year alone on YouTube and tops the charts on a search for videos for the keywords “Bangalore Volvo service”!

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http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/subscribed-to-the-economist/

True to their word, ‘The Economist’ shipped out their first print edition today and I will receive one every week hereon for the next 1 year till the subscription is due for renewal.

I was just ruminating on my IIFT roller coaster ride completed over two years ago and was pondering over their associated letter grades that they had assigned over my three trimesters over a span of 1.5 years and another three months for my research project (which was a 6-credit course).

My IIFT EMIB CGPA was 3.63/4 and I was in the top 10% of my class of practicing managers across the country, with an average class work experience of over 10 years. Read the rest of this entry »