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Chartered Accountancy student. Voracious reader. Fascinated by finance & markets. I tweet about economics, markets, taxation and sometimes politics.
Sep 4, 2020 16 tweets 5 min read
My notes and some excerpts from ‘Bulls, Bears and other beasts’ by @sant0nair

Book with very valuable insights of the evolution of the Indian stock markets.

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Do your own research.
Maintain due diligence.
Invest only in what you really understand.
Jul 26, 2020 25 tweets 12 min read
Quotes and my insights from a book
‘The Autobiography of a Yogi’ by Paramhansa Yogananda.

Thanks for suggesting @raunak_lohiya and @BeerBicepsGuy.

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#TheAutobiographyOfAYogi “Why be elated by material profit. The one who pursues a goal of evenmindedness is neither jubilant with gain nor depressed by loss.”

We thrive so hard for things we will eventually leave behind rather try to differentiate between temporary happiness and permanent well being.
Jul 9, 2020 12 tweets 3 min read
OPERATING CHALLENGES TO THE LEGAL CIGARETTE INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY
(a thread) The high rates of tax on cigarettes provide attractive tax arbitrage opportunities for illicit trade allowing sale of these cigarettes to consumers at prices much lower than those of duty-paid domestic cigarettes.