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 18th, 2012. The description reads per the relevant linkfest:

1. The six one reason why this rally is so hated.  (The Reformed Broker)
2. It’s hard to go too far wrong buying funds at a 30-50% discount to NAV.  (World Beta)
3. You probably have too much stuff.  (Carl Richards)
4. How to accelerate your investment learning.  (Howard Lindzon)
5. Heads Warren Buffett wins, tails he wins as well.  (Learn Bonds)
6. What insurance do actuaries buy?  (Aleph Blog)
7. Most investors lack the patience necessary to succeed. (Aleph Blog)
8. How to avoid the high frequency traders.  (Points and Figures)
9. Stocks are not going to make you rich, but they can help.  (Random Roger)
10. How options markets have changed since 2008.  (Condor Options)

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

1. Facebook schadenfreude is wasted emotion.  (Abnormal Returns)

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