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Eastman Kodak….now quoting @ US $ 3.50…..was US $ 80+ in late 1990s….. Colour Blind Faith Blinds Shareholders for years…It was not a Value Play but a Value Trap !…Bill Miller and his Legg Mason Value Fund lost US $ 551 million in Kodak

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Eastman Kodak….now quoting @ US $ 3.50…..was US $ 80+ in late 1990s….. Colour Blind Faith Blinds Shareholders for years…It was not a Value Play but a Value Trap ! Bill Miller’s Legg Mason Value Fund lost US $ 551 million in Kodak,selling out in 2010/11 after marrying it in 2000 Instantly recall the famous …

Eastman Kodak….now quoting @ US $ 3.50…..was US $ 80+ in late 1990s….. Colour Blind Faith Blinds Shareholders for years…It was not a Value Play but a Value Trap !…Bill Miller and his Legg Mason Value Fund lost US $ 551 million in Kodak Read More »

“Quants were the eunuchs at the orgy”….loved this one from Antonio,ex Goldman Sachs!

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Loved this Antonio guy’s throw on when he worked as a ‘quant’ for Goldman Sachs….you’ll love it too…check him out http://adgrok.com/why-founding-a-three-person-startup-with-zero-revenue-is-better-than-working-for-goldman-sachs/ Loved these quips and quotes from Antonio…the guys wasting his time in any other field…he’s cut out for financial reporting and the literary world ” Giving sophisticated models and fast computers to traders is like …

“Quants were the eunuchs at the orgy”….loved this one from Antonio,ex Goldman Sachs! Read More »

The FM was bugged that he was ‘bugged’ !…so what has this got to do with the draft Lokpal Bill that has got all of India bugged !

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The FM,Pranab Mukherjee, was bugged that he was ‘bugged’ !…so what has this got to do with the draft Lokpal Bill that has got all of India bugged ! ….and the ‘was only some chewing gum’ explanation will not stick as will as the chewing gum did ! Now think about this…… The sentence for this ‘bugging’crime is …

The FM was bugged that he was ‘bugged’ !…so what has this got to do with the draft Lokpal Bill that has got all of India bugged ! Read More »

The Winner of the Multibagger Potential Choice for TAP GAP 6/11 is Shree Renuka Sugar…Congrats Pejavar !….Runners Up are Sameer for Titan and Ranjit and Jigs for Coromandel International…Congrats

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It was a great TAP GAP 6/11 Contest…and it was not really difficult to chose the Winner given my growing fondness for Agri Products and Commodities and Consumer Products TAP GAP 6/11 Equity Poser was : Which Industrialist or his or her Company will be a huge Wealth Creator in the next Five Years ? …

The Winner of the Multibagger Potential Choice for TAP GAP 6/11 is Shree Renuka Sugar…Congrats Pejavar !….Runners Up are Sameer for Titan and Ranjit and Jigs for Coromandel International…Congrats Read More »

38 Multibagger Scrip Choices to select the winner from for the TAP GAP 6/11 gauravblog hamper….will declare the winning response or responses by midnight tomorrow

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36 Multibagger Scrips Responses were received in time and will be considered  to select the TAP GAP 6/11 gauravblog hamper winner or winners from…..the lowest price choice being the Rs 31 Ishita Drugs and the Highest Price Choice being cum 1:1 Bonus and 10: 1 Split ,Titan Industries at Rs 4620 Will declare the winning choices by midnight tomorrow One Scrip in …

38 Multibagger Scrip Choices to select the winner from for the TAP GAP 6/11 gauravblog hamper….will declare the winning response or responses by midnight tomorrow Read More »

GTL and GTL Infra just evaporate by over 60% and 40% in a single trading session today on huge sell offs….Company aware but not aware ! GTL got to stand for G-ot T-otally L-ynched !

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What would you call this scenario where GTL Group Share prices plunge shockingly,and  without circuit breaker protection,  in a single BSE trading session on huge sell offs…and that too without any rights or bonus or split or capital reduction adjustment GTL Group Shareholders Wealth Destroyed in minutes….Murder or Suicide….both waiting to happen ! ? GTL dives 62.40% …

GTL and GTL Infra just evaporate by over 60% and 40% in a single trading session today on huge sell offs….Company aware but not aware ! GTL got to stand for G-ot T-otally L-ynched ! Read More »

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