long read for later
Dropped
Why did Anthony Gatto, the greatest juggler alive — and perhaps of all time — back away from his art to open a construction business?
{http://grantland.com/features/anthony-gatto-juggling-cirque-du-soleil-jason-fagone/}

time wasters...
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30
{http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/the-30-top-thinkers-under-30-introduction-76201/}

Explaining Bitcoin to your dog
{http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/02/business/dealbook/How-to-explain-bitcoin-to-your-mom.html?_r=0}

House price gap between London and rest of UK widest on record
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ee015d0-ba32-11e3-aeb0-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2xndyRXJh}

Hong Kong's fish farms in the sky
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26627408}

"Markets crash all the time. You should, at minimum, expect stocks to fall at least 10% once a year, 20% once every few years, 30% or more once or twice a decade, and 50% or more once or twice during your lifetime. Those who don't understand this will eventually learn it the hard way."
-Morgan Housel

Michael Lewis Doesn't Like High-Frequency Traders
'Big HFTs like Knight/Getco and Virtu trade vast volumes of stock while still taking in much less money than the traditional market makers: $688 million and $623 million in 2013 market-making revenue, respectively, for Knight and Virtu, versus $2.6 billion in equities revenue for Goldman Sachs and $4.8 billion forJ.P. Morgan. Even RBC made 594 million Canadian dollars trading equities last year. The high-frequency traders make money more consistently than the old-school traders, but they also make less of it. '
{http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-31/michael-lewis-doesn-t-like-high-frequency-traders}
& covered again in Margin Revolution
{http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/04/matt-levine-on-michael-lewis-and-hft.html}

The 25-Year-Old at the Helm of Lonely Planet
{http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/The-25-Year-Old-at-the-Helm-of-Lonely-Planet.html?curator=MediaREDEF}

Why homeopathy is nonsense, that's put that one to bed...
{http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/04/economist-explains}

"The Stock Market is Rigged!"
{http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stock-market-rigged-says-michael-lewis-in-new-book/}

and comment
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/03/30/the-stock-market-is-rigged/}

Is Abenomics Working?
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/03/31/1815772/is-abenomics-working/}

Bye bye Bitcoin.. well it was fun for a bit
{http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/03/bye-bye-bitcoin/}


http://shoeboxdwelling.com/2014/03/27/bicycle-taxidermy/

Value Investing: An Introduction
http://janav.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/value-investing-an-introduction/

lee over sands, cool spot (secret shh)

interesting
local blog..
http://lee-over-sands.blogspot.co.uk/

then see this his house to rent ..
http://www.homeaway.co.uk/p733662


then the house for sale   http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43183843.html?premiumA=true

Target price of zero entertained our traders in HK earlier today. Makes an interesting caveat/read

 'Is China Really So Constipated? Lumena claims to sell ~300,000
tons of medical thenardite, primarily used as a laxative, every year. If this  
is true, we estimate that Lumena would have to sell an average of 30 doses of medical thenardite ever year to every human being in China over the age of 14. This simply defies credibility.'                                
{https://glaucusresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/0
3/GlaucusResearch-China_Lumena-HK_0067-Strong_Sell_March_25_2014
.pdf}

The 100 Best Economics Books of All TIme
{http://www.listmuse.com/100-best-economics-books-time.php}

Did Hyman Minsky find the secret behind financial crashes?
(answer: no, but good definitions for being caught short without toilet paper, 'Minsktymoment')
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26680993}

Behavioural economics and public policy
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9d7d31a4-aea8-11e3-aaa6-00144feab7de.html#axzz2wrmhSvJZ}

Very interesting how people get bogged down by international law.. We should clean the shit up in our own garden before moaning about the state of the park.
The War Nerd: Everything you know about Crimea is wrong(-er)
{http://pando.com/2014/03/17/the-war-nerd-everything-you-know-about-crimea-is-wrong-er/}

After annexing Crimea, Russians move to carve up the spoils
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66a08912-aeba-11e3-a088-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2wUNLbg62}

The Automatic Corporation
{http://blog.vivekhaldar.com/post/79843441901/the-automatic-corporation}

The truth is out: money is just an IOU, and the banks are rolling in it
{http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/18/truth-money-iou-bank-of-england-austerity}

The Most Important Economic Chart
{http://houseofdebt.org/2014/03/18/the-most-important-economic-chart.html}

China rejects North Korean crimes report, hits chance of prosecution
{http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-korea-north-un-idUSBREA2G0E720140317}

China's property glut intensifies
{http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/03/chinese-property-glut-intensifies/screenhunter_1721-mar-18-13-42/}

How wars can be started by history textbooks
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3f9eeb6-ab7e-11e3-aad9-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=crm/email/2014318/nbe/ChinaBusiness/product&siteedition=uk#axzz2wIJSVE95}

The sixth most visited online fashion website in the UK
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/03/14/1800872/the-sixth-most-visited-online-fashion-website-in-the-uk/
 The "Made in China" Fallacy
{http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_edgy_optimist/2014/03/u_s_china_trade_deficit_it_s_not_what_you_think_it_is.html}

Turkey's Crimea Quandary
{http://blogs.euobserver.com/paul/}

Thursday 6th March

The Gold Standard Was an Accident of History
{http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.in/2014/03/the-gold-standard-was-accident-of.html}

Interesting on the global investment perspective and explains glob drop in trding volumes
The Relentless Bid, Explained
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/03/05/the-relentless-bid-explained/}
&
The Trouble with Relentless Bid Theories
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/03/05/the-trouble-with-relentless-bid-theories/}

Wednesday, March 13

Fundamental misconceptions about economics and economists
{http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/economics_the_biggest_fraud_ever_perpetrated_on_the_world?utm_content=buffer0f737&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer}

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Russian invasion
{http://humblestudentofthemarkets.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love.html}

What Kills Us? How We Understand Risk.
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoW8PSGPzAo}

Also a video on transfats v's sugar drinks and organic foods worth a watch

{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf82FfX-wuU}
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl5GXArC134}

Psychological studies show that swearing and name-calling in Internet discussions shut down our ability to think.
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/03/why-trolls-start-flame-wars/}

Monday 3rd March

8 Things I Learned from Warren Buffett this Weekend
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/03/02/8-things-i-learned-from-warren-buffett-this-weekend/}

Turns out it is down hill after forty.

Friday the 28th Feb

Get Ready for a Bloody End Game in Thailand{http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-26/get-ready-for-a-bloody-end-game-in-thailand}

10 Value Investing Blogs To Follow{http://blog.wallstreetsurvivor.com/2014/02/21/10-value-investing-blogs-to-follow/?}

12 Cognitive Biases That Endanger Investors{http://www.minyanville.com/special-features/random-thoughts/articles/12-Cognitive-Biases-that-Endanger-Investors/1/17/2013/id/47441?refresh=1}

Is Behavioral Economics the Past or the Future?{http://orderstatistic.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/is-behavioral-economics-the-past-or-the-future/}

How You Really Make Decisions{http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03wyr3c/Horizon_20132014_How_You_Really_Make_Decisions/}

26th Feb

Bubble chat: This is no recovery, this is a bubble – and it will burst
{http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/24/recovery-bubble-crash-uk-us-investors}

Top 10 Portable Homes
{http://www.ignant.de/2014/02/25/top-10-portable-homes/}


Cold great lakes

Insane Div's, 20% Dividend Yield: There’s an ETF for That
{http://etfdb.com/2014/20-dividend-yield-theres-an-etf-for-that/}

Tuesday 25th

The best investment advice you’ll never get. (Buy a tracker)
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/02/the-best-investment-advice-youll-never-get-2/}

The long decline of the Great British Pound
{http://coppolacomment.blogspot.in/2014/02/the-long-decline-of-great-british-pound.html}

24th Feb

The Shapes of Stories, a Kurt Vonnegut Infographic
{http://mayaeilam.com/2012/01/01/the-shapes-of-stories-a-kurt-vonnegut-infographic/}

Ten Blogs I Must Read (10 to look at)
{http://gigaom.com/2005/08/03/ten-blogs-i-must-read/}

Chart o’ the Day: Nasdaq Composite since 1986
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/02/20/chart-o-the-day-nasdaq-composite-since-1986/}

Forever Elusive Alpha
{http://pragcap.com/forever-elusive-alpha}

The Benjamin Franklin Effect: The Surprising Psychology of How to Handle Haters
{http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/20/the-benjamin-franklin-effect-mcraney/}

18th Feb

Gold price signals China credit bubble bursting as investors seek safety
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/10642184/Gold-price-signals-China-credit-bubble-bursting-as-investors-seek-safety.html}

China bubble, Will China shake the world again?
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26225205}

Relationship between London houses and their occupants
Raito ofmedian individual income to median house prices for some selected boroughs.
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/02/17/1774432/go-forth-and-multiply-london-edition/}


Buying Property In London: The 10Th Circle Of Hell
 {http://www.bankersumbrella.com/1/post/2014/02/buying-property-in-london-the-10th-circle-of-hell.html}

Jim Rogers Tells Us What Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong About China
BI: How concerned should we be about the economic slowdown in China?
JR: Not much...
{http://www.businessinsider.com/jim-rogers-worries-on-china-2014-2}

Peak Milk, perhaps not
Cows are incredible: They might just keep producing more milk forever
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/17/cows-are-incredible-they-might-just-keep-producing-more-milk-forever/}

Quite handy:
Be a Google Ninja: Tips and Tricks for Online Research
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/02/17/be-a-google-ninja-tips-and-tricks-for-online-research/}

Seiko Men's SKX007K2, $180 Dive Watch puts Rolex Submariners On notice.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, despite the long list of pros, it has one con. A big, fat $7,900 con.
{http://www.supercompressor.com/gear/seiko-skx007k2-vs-rolex-submariner-smart-money?utm_content=sixpack&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Nation&utm_campaign=2.18.14%20NATION%3A%20These%20are%20the%2023%20types%20of%20baristas}

17th Feb

EM Investing: Past GDP Meaningless, Future GDP Invaluable
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/02/13/em-investing-past-gdp-meaningless-future-gdp-invaluable/}

The 9 Big Emerging Markets Stories In One Map
{http://www.businessinsider.com/big-emerging-markets-stories-in-one-map-2014-2}

You Will Be Investing For Free In 5 Years
{https://medium.com/p/6b710489e481}

Cool DIY Coffee machine
{http://imgur.com/a/f2SaV}

Friday the 14th

hmmm, not in my life time but interesting...
Why Gold Will Eventually Be Almost Worthless
{http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/why-gold-will-eventually-be-almost-worthless/}

House of the day, check out the attic
{http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-41542705.html#}

laying out the practicalities of a monetary independent Scotland
Scotland, Quebec, and currency union
{http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2014/02/scotland-quebec-and-currency-union.html}

Thursday the 13th

"Yes, the floods are awful, but we must keep a sense of proportion".
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10633669/Yes-the-floods-are-awful-but-we-must-keep-a-sense-of-proportion.html}

Old story, but new format The European Debt Crisis Visualized {http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-european-debt-crisis-visualized-iPA3~AbsSGG89LOGkkd~RA.html} 

Thoughts on the gold market -It could another dead cat bounce, that is, the perception of monetary instability expressed in the gold market may have shifted from QE to a long term failure to raise interest rates. {http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/02/what-is-gold-saying-about-the-australian-dollar/} 

UK Interest rates to move Q1 next year? {http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/02/asx-at-the-close-208/} Chinese Stocks Come Back, momentum in China Stocks {http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/02/11/chinese-stocks-come-back/?mod=WSJBlog} 

Comodity watch,  sugar & sucralose Tate & Lyle warns sucralose glut to hit profits {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10635360/Tate-and-Lyle-warns-sucralose-glut-to-hit-profits.html} 

looking at previous sugar spikes Parabolic Moves Always Have Their Reasons {http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/tim-wood/parabolic-moves-always-have-their-reasons} 

Sugar spikes – Where did you come from, where did you go? {http://www.australiansugarcane.com.au/Back%20issues/135onsug09/20_spikes.pdf}

Wednesday 12th

Why this 'Shoreditchification' of London must stop
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10561607/Why-this-Shoreditchification-of-London-must-stop.html}
How to run faster over long distances
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10629070/How-to-run-faster-over-long-distances.html}

Global-Warming Slowdown Due to Pacific Winds, Study Shows
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-09/global-warming-slowdown-due-to-pacific-winds-study-shows.html}