Book recommendation: Gillian Tett’s new book The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers is a “tour de force.” (Marginal Revolution)
Quote of the Day
"Showing up at a gold rush with a shovel and a pan doesn’t make you a genius."
(Dave Pell)
Markets
- Gold market timers have yet to throw in the towel. (marketwatch.com)
- To put things in perspective: 13 thoughts on the market decline. (fool.com)
- Bullish sentiment is rapidly waning. (thereformedbroker.com)
Strategy
- Traders trade. Investors invest. Don't get the two confused. (bloombergview.com)
- Plan and act, don't react to market moves. (alephblog.com)
- Seven lessons you should have learned from the market correction. (etf.com)
Offers
- Stocktoberfest 2015 is quickly approaching. Don't miss out on the conference that explores the world between fintech and the stock market. (stocktoberfest.co)
- You can get the newly released "DIY Financial Advisor" by Wes Gray, Jack Vogel and David Foulke on discount at Amazon. (amazon.com)
Companies
- In an activist-filled world, a conglomerate like Honeywell ($HON) can still thrive. (wsj.com)
- How warehouse clubs like Costco ($COST) have transformed the retail landscape, (washingtonpost.com)
Finance
Funds
Global
Economy
- The ADP private employment report for August grew but was still disappointing. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The number of "boomerang employees" is on the rise. (bloomberg.com)
- US auto sales are on fire. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: knowledge vs. information. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in August 2015. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
