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Starting off with some stats, Google announced that total Android device activations till date had reached 900 million. Google+ gets 41 new features including a photo-management tool will pick out the best shots from a wide assortment of photos.     Google unveiled a number of tools that software developers could incorporate into their apps including one that will allow apps to track what users are doing, such as walking. Other tools promise to help developers get more users and make more money through their apps. http://www.ndtv.com/photos/gadgets/google-i-o-2013-keynote-15196

  We all know that investing in equities is the key to building long-term wealth and becoming rich. However, it is important to remember that not all stocks are created equal. While mid- and small-caps do have the potential to generate high returns, large caps do offer stability to your portfolio. But this does not mean you should ignore any of these stocks. So it is essential that you should benefit from the high growth offered by mid- and small-caps while enjoying the stability offered by the large caps. Be strict with your stop loss . It means when you are losing money, cut your losses and get out of the market. Similarly, if you are on a winning spree, setting a proper stop loss will protect your profits when the stock markets start going down. Learn whenever you suffer a loss . We lose money in the market due to our mistakes. Find out where you went wrong and ensure you don't repeat it. Avoid greed . It is easy to put money in a dud stock just because it is going up. Y...

The "intrinsic value" of real estate is therefore defined as the net   present value   of all future net   cash flows   which are foregone by buying a piece of real estate instead of renting it in perpetuity. These cash flows would include rent, inflation, maintenance and property taxes. Take the calculation period at 20  years for good assessment. Ref: http://www.aboutinflation.com/glossary/real-estate/us-real-estate-index-long-term-charts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic_value_(finance)  

The best PPF calculator( for variable and regular fixed annual investments) http://finotax.com/ppf/calculator 1. Eligibility and investment A ll individuals can open a PPF account. An individual can also open an account on behalf of a minor. A person cannot open more than one account in his or her name or even have a joint account. While NRIs are not allowed to open an account, if an individual becomes an NRI while the account is in operation, then he or she can continue to invest in the PPF account, on a non-repatriation basis.  The minimum amount of investment in a PPF account is Rs 500 per annum and the maximum amount of investment in a year is Rs 1,00,000 (w.e.f. 01st Dec, 2011). In case of a minor's account, the investment in the minor's and guardian's account together cannot exceed Rs 1, 00,000 per annum. Deposits can be made in a maximum of 12 installments in a year. 2. Duration The PPF account comes with a lock-in period of 15 years which m...

http://www.openculture.com/ OPEN CULTURE WHAT   A free website of curated educational and cultural content. IN DETAIL   Founded in 2006, Open Culture will feed your curiosity with fascinating material that is culled from quality sources all over the web.  In addition to the daily content feed, Open Culture facilitates free learning and entertainment with   online courses   from leading universities,   movies , audio books ,   eBooks   and   free language lessons .   http://ed.ted.com/ TED-ED WHAT   A website for teachers and learners alike with animated educational videos under ten minutes long. IN DETAIL   TED-Ed is an offshoot of the successful TED enterprise but with a bit of a twist. TED-Ed merges engaging lesson plans, narrated by the educators who create them, with artful animation to give the lessons a visual impact. The video lessons go a step further, offering supplemental materials such as quizzes, discussion quest...

Jim Roger has a net worth of around $300 million (About Rs 1500 crores) http://www.therichest.org/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/men/jim-rogers-net-worth/ Jim Rogers had correctly predicted the 2008 crash.  Photo from Interview with Bloomberg Excerpts from lecture by Jim Rogers: Good to learn Mandarin. My daughters dont have american bank accounts. They have swiss and Asian bank accounts. The power is shifting AGAIN from the financial centres of the world to the countries which are producers of real goods, commodities.  Indira Gandhi and Nehru ruined India. Mao tse tung ruined China. Trade Zinc, rice, wheat. Dont do an MBA, do a degree in Agriculture. See the video for the above material at: http://jimrogersblog.com/jim-rogers-extended-lecture-at-baliol-college-england/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thejimrogersblog+%28The+Jim+Rogers+Blog%29 About Jim rogers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rogers Interview with E...

Oskar Lafontaine, the German finance minister who launched the euro, has called for a break-up of the single currency to let southern Europe recover, warning that the current course is "leading to disaster". "The economic situation is worsening from month to month, and unemployment has reached a level that puts democratic structures ever more in doubt," he said. "The Germans have not yet realised that southern Europe, including France, will be forced by their current misery to fight back against German hegemony sooner or later," he said, blaming much of the crisis on Germany's wage squeeze to gain export share. Mr Lafontaine said on the parliamentary website of Germany's Left Party that Chancellor   Angela Merkel   will "awake from her self-righteous slumber" once the countries in trouble unite to force a change in crisis policy at Germany's expense. Read more:   http://www.businessinsider.com/german-finance-minister-who-la...