Read all these books in the first half of 2021 ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š

Recommending all of them ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

Billion Dollar Whale is a fascinating story about how one mastermind was able to rob billions of dollars from Malaysian Sovereign Fund and use that money to finance everything from parties with Paris Hilton to the movie Wolf of Wall Street.

Thrilling and Insightful ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Joys of Compounding by @Gautam__Baid teaches you various aspects of the magic that is compounding.

From finance to more importantly how compounding lessons in life play an important role.

This one has both lessons in life and investing packed into one.

Highly recommended ๐ŸŒฑ
In The Plex give you an inside view on how one of the greatest companies in the world - Google, works.

Steven Levy is one of my favourite authors ๐Ÿ”
If you're a fan of history and geopolitics then this one is for you.

The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma has to be one of the best books written on global political landscape and the rules that govern them today. ๐ŸŒ‡
Re read this gem of a book. Enough has been written about it, best one to pick up esp if you're a beginner in investing.

The text that was written in early 90s is still relevant after decades. ๐Ÿ’น
I read about David Sinclair's research a few years ago. The idea that growing old is a disease and like any other disease, can be cured intrigued me.

The author presents detailed arguments why human lifespan can be increased beyond its current limit.

Interesting Read. ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿฝ
Excited to pick next 6 books for second half of this year โœŒ๐Ÿป

What did you read this first half of 2021? Share the names and recommendations below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

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Guess the Sector, that this company operates in.

ROCE 1 Yr: 32.7%
ROCE 3 Yr: 24.8%
ROE: 27.4%
ROE 3 Yr: 19%
Op Margin: 28.4%
Reserves: 32% of Current Market Cap
Debt: Nil
Profit CAGR 3Yrs: 54%
Debtor Days: 15
Inventory Turnover > 5
CFO YoY Increase : 160%

Some of you got it correct. Its Anjali Portland.
The company just acquired another cement company that will double the total sales immediately.
https://t.co/2xVnpJapPy

The acquisition was financed by adding debt, so interest costs from next quarter will go up but still great!

For a company that operates in a cyclical sector like cement!

What I liked is that the company was able to maintain the balance sheet and margins even in a down cycle.

With real estate sector reviving, this can be a great bet from here.

No recommendations, just an observation.

Market started re-rating the stock as soon as they announced acquisition.


Someone did some work on details of acquisition, sharing the thread

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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttฤnapฤda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
#talesofkrishna https://t.co/E85MTPkF9W


Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
#KrishnaLeela


The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"
**Thread on Bravery of Sikhs**
(I am forced to do this due to continuous hounding of Sikh Extremists since yesterday)

Rani Jindan Kaur, wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had illegitimate relations with Lal Singh (PM of Ranjit Singh). Along with Lal Singh, she attacked Jammu, burnt - https://t.co/EfjAq59AyI


Hindu villages of Jasrota, caused rebellion in Jammu, attacked Kishtwar.

Ancestors of Raja Ranjit Singh, The Sansi Tribe used to give daughters as concubines to Jahangir.


The Ludhiana Political Agency (Later NW Fronties Prov) was formed by less than 4000 British soldiers who advanced from Delhi and reached Ludhiana, receiving submissions of all sikh chiefs along the way. The submission of the troops of Raja of Lahore (Ranjit Singh) at Ambala.

Dabistan a contemporary book on Sikh History tells us that Guru Hargobind broke Naina devi Idol Same source describes Guru Hargobind serving a eunuch
YarKhan. (ref was proudly shared by a sikh on twitter)
Gobind Singh followed Bahadur Shah to Deccan to fight for him.


In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh states that the reason he was in conflict with the Hill Rajas was that while they were worshiping idols, while he was an idol-breaker.

And idiot Hindus place him along Maharana, Prithviraj and Shivaji as saviours of Dharma.
Iโ€™m torn on how to approach the idea of luck. Iโ€™m the first to admit that I am one of the luckiest people on the planet. To be born into a prosperous American family in 1960 with smart parents is to start life on third base. The odds against my very existence are astronomical.


Iโ€™ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.

In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the personโ€™s part, whereas โ€œsmartโ€ luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.

So, was I โ€œluckyโ€ to be born when I wasโ€”nothing I had any control overโ€”and that I came of age just as huge databases and computers were advancing to the point where I could use those tools to write โ€œWhat Works on Wall Street?โ€ Absolutely.

Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.