Book notes: What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars [by Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan] is easily one of the most underrated investment books I’ve come across.” (A Wealth of Common Sense)
Quote of the Day
"(T)here is no bad time to take a much needed break from the markets and clear your head. Maybe it's time to head out for that week-long fishing trip you've been planning (or putting off) for some time."
(David Shvartsman)
Markets
Strategy
- Jeff Miller, 'You cannot improve public policy by making poor investment decisions and losing your money!" (dashofinsight.com)
- 7 reasons why investing/trading is the best pastime in the world. (stockcharts.com)
- How much attention should you pay to the whole 'efficient markets' debate? (investingcaffeine.com)
Offers
- Who doesn't like to laugh? Then sign up for a free trial to SEESO 'where the best comedy lives.' (amazon.com)
- Paul Tough's new book "Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why" for free. (amazon.com)
- Sonos speakers don't often go on sale. Now they are: (amazon.com)
Companies
- Why Apple ($AAPL) shouldn't make an Amazon ($AMZN) Echo clone. (macworld.com)
- Google's ($GOOGL) GChat WAS the future of messaging. (slate.com)
- Why SnapChat stories are great for creators. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
Finance
- Unsolicited takeover offers are all the rage. (nytimes.com)
- Why liquidity provider need to get compensated. (businessinsider.com)
Funds
- Can Blair Hull's Hull Tactical US ETF ($HTUS) successfully time the market? (barrons.com)
- Some surprising facts about mutual funds. (medium.com)
- Passive investing continue to gain on active. (next.ft.com)
- Don't get suckered by the term 'passive investing.' (pragcap.com)
Eero
- Eero, the new home wi-fi solution, is having a hard time keeping up with demand. (amazon.com)
- You can get Eero here: (amazon.com)
Economy
- Are we ready for another recession? (psmag.com)
- What CEOs had to say about the economy this week. (avondaleam.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)