Thanks for checking in with us this weekend.  Here are the items our readers clicked most frequently on Abnormal Returns for the week ended Saturday, August 4th, 2012. The description reads per the relevant linkfest:

  1. Why one value manager is holding a big slug of cash.  (The Reformed Broker)
  2. How good was the now famous ‘Death of Equities‘ cover?  (Bespoke)
  3. In praise of a naive portfolio allocation strategy.  (Tim Harford)
  4. How to trade in the age of algorithms. (Brian Lund)
  5. Why the iPhone 5 is a big deal.  (SAI)
  6. Tiger Management alums continue to thrive.  (Dealbook)
  7. Four signs your investment is a Ponzi scheme.  (Planet Money)
  8. A really positive step for the US economy.  (The Reformed Broker)
  9. Some of Europe’s best companies are selling at a big discount.  (Marketwatch)
  10. Sell side strategists HATE stocks right now. (Money Game)

What else you may have missed on the site this week:

  1. What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon in July.  (Abnormal Returns)
  2. Jim Blankenship, “This book should be required reading for anyone who is investing these days – especially for the non-professional investor who is going it alone, without a professional advisor.”  (Getting Your Financial Ducks in a Row)

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