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Investing
Monish Pabrai with advice to a 12-year old on how to become an investor. (Forbes via ValueWalk)
Why Millennials should pay down student loans before investing in the stock market. (Noah Smith)
It’s your money. Don’t forget it. (Aleph Blog)
Personal finance
Professional athletes go bankrupt all the time. What they can do to avoid financial ruin. (Barry Ritholtz)
Some financial advisors who blogged have turned into “overnight” sensations. (I Heart Wall Street)
An educated client is a better client. (The Reformed Broker)
The dual mandate of a financial advisor. (Irrelevant Investor)
Business
A eulogy for RadioShack ($RSH). (SB Nation)
The big player in Netflix’s ($NFLX) battle against HBO. (WashingtonPost)
Does free food make for a happier office? (BBC via @digg)
Startups
Is crowdfunding a durable trend or a bull market phenomenon? (Information Arbitrage)
Entrepreneurs should only give up equity for cash or work. (TechCrunch)
America
Megacities are the next phase for college graduates. (Conor Sen)
The death (and rebirth) of the American mall. (Smithsonian)
The coyotes of Chicago. (National Geographic)
Uber
Why Uber fights: the opportunity is so darn large. (stratechery)
Does Uber, and the like, make cities more energy efficient? (Scientific American)
Taxi medallion prices are falling where Uber operates. (The Upshot)
Health
The case against early cancer detection. (FiveThirtyEight)
Psychology
Why our families drive us crazy. (Vox)
Five reasons to become more grateful. (Science of Us)
How to avoid the pull of short-termism. (Credit Suisse)
How to defeat impulse buying. (NYTimes)
A powerful predictor of relationship health. Insights from Mind Gym: Achieve More by Thinking Differently by Sebastian Bailey. (Farnam Street)
Food
Why are organic turkey so darn expensive? (Vox)
Canadian ranches have a cowboy shortage. (Bloomberg)
Why it’s not okay to have a second refrigerator. (Wonkblog)
Beer
Americans now drink more craft beer than Budweiser. (Slate)
Is brewing beer going to be as simple as brewing coffee? Brewbot wants to find out. (NYTimes)
Athletes
Why overuse injuries are on the rise for young athletes. (WSJ)
Evidence that athletes don’t need to take vitamins. (Well)
Profiles
An interesting interview with Christopher Kimball of Cook’s Illustrated. (The Federalist via @ezraklein)
A dozen things learned from Bill Murray. (25iq)
Entertainment
On the economics of an indie band concert tour. (Medium via @balajis)
Books
The best science books of 2014 including The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman. (Brain Pickings)
The best non-fiction books of 2014 including Jonathan Rottenberg, The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic. (Marginal Revolution)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
What you might have missed in our Friday linkfest. (Abnormal Returns)
Mixed media
The history of digital media has led us to a period of “deep exploration.” (Medium)
Is increasing automation going to make us all stupid? (Nicholas Carr)
Chaos is an inherent part of life. (Above the Market)
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