Book review: Gary Antonacci reviews (and recommends) DIY Financial Advisor: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth by Wes Gray, Jack Vogel, and David Foulke. (Dual Momentum)
Quote of the Day
"(C)omparing stock and bond and real estate valuations to 200 years ago (or 100 years ago) is as meaningless an endeavor as you can think up."
(Joshua Brown)
Markets
- Rydex investors are getting bearish but not like that seen at previous major bottoms. (stockcharts.com)
- The S&P 500 200-day moving average has tilted downward. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- 75% of big moves (+2.5%) happen during downtrends. (priceactionlab.com)
Strategy
- Using the $VIX to improve on a put-write strategy. (econompicdata.blogspot.com)
- Indices are increasingly important to how the world invests. (ft.com)
Offers
- ETFReplay.com, the premier provider of ETF backtesting services, is offering two months free with an annual subscription. Don't miss out! (goo.gl)
- The schedule for the 4th annual Stocktoberfest is set. Grab your tickets today before they run out. (stocktoberfest.co)
Companies
Finance
- The tech IPO market is pretty much dead at the moment. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Beware private bankers pushing proprietary hedge fund products. (wsj.com)
- How many of the new investment banking boutiques will survive the M&A boom? (ft.com)
ETFs
- How Betterment selects ETFs. (etf.com)
- A review of the value ETF space. (wsj.com)
- Some things to keep in mind about low volatility ETFs. (wsj.com)
Global
- European banks are lending again. (qz.com)
- Deflation has not been played out in Spain yet. (marketanthropology.com)
Economy
- Jobs openings surged in July. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- The Fed's September decision is more about world view than 25 basis points. (economistsview.typepad.com)
- The Fed should hold off. The global economy is still not "normal." (ft.com)
- Why do we continue to overlook the strength in the US economy? (valueplays.net)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: no shame, no blame. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
