2014 was in many ways the year of the robot. Here is a list of 10 home robots including the Grillbot.
Quote of the Day
"Reading a book is like having an expert visit your home for a conversation. Reading in parallel is like inviting a group of experts to your home and participating in their conversation."
(Brett Steenbarger)
Markets
- Underneath the headline returns there are a lot of miserable investors out there. (fortune.com)
- Why you should probably hold off trading until next year. (etf.com)
- 10 interesting facts about investing. (bloombergview.com)
Timing
- The downside of market timing. (businessinsider.com)
- A look at January seasonals after a strong prior year. (thereformedbroker.com)
Active investing
- Despite the hype, active investing isn't dead. (howardlindzon.com)
- Eddy has some off-the-beaten-path picks for 2015. (crossingwallstreet.com)
Business
- Amazon ($AMZN) Prime attracted a bunch of new subscribers this holiday season. (theverge.com)
- At Facebook ($FB), managers get "zero credit" for their titles. (wsj.com)
- MBA programs in the age of big data. (nytimes.com)
- Why technology companies are flocking to urban areas. (wsj.com)
Finance
- Subprime auto loans are booming. (dealbook.nytimes.com)
- Tony Robbins' plans for the investing business are in flux. (thetrustadvisor.com)
- The challenges Bitcoin is facing in becoming a day-to-day payments platform. (wsj.com)
Global
Economy
- The best way to get a raise is to change jobs. (blogs.wsj.com)
- Rail traffic continued its strong showing into year-end. (valueplays.net)
- How much will housing inventory increase in 2015? (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: regulating drones. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: winning the book wars. (abnormalreturns.com)
