Book review: Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard Thaler is “an entertaining journey through the evolution of behavioral economics.” (CFA Institute)
Quote of the Day
"AVOID HUBRIS: Try to avoid fooling yourself, which is hard since it is easy to do. Understand that more of success in life is luck than you imagine."
(Tren Griffin)
Markets
- When the $VIX declines from a high level future returns are all over the place. (jlfmi.tumblr.com)
- Don't be fooled by the yield on your muni bond on your brokerage statement. (blogs.wsj.com)
Strategy
- How much analysis do analysts actually do? (rp-pieces.com)
- Every great trader is a player-coach. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
- Lessons learned from visiting the SMB Capital guys. (smbtraining.com)
- Obvious profits are not so obvious. (expectingvalue.com)
Offers
- Sign up for a free trial from Audible.com and get two free audiobooks like "Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction." (amazon.com)
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Companies
- Why many US oil producers can still make money at today's prices. (wsj.com)
- The rise and fall of for-profit American colleges. (newyorker.com)
- Starbucks ($SBUX) is a coffee beast. (crackerjackfinance.com)
Finance
- Valent ($VRX) could not exist without the support of Wall Street. (fortune.com)
- The SEC gives final approval to equity crowdfunding rules. (nytimes.com)
- Nasdaq and the demise of publicly-listed markets. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Consumer banking fees just keep going higher. (barrons.com)
Funds
- Fund companies overwhelmingly vote with corporate boards. (ft.com)
- Apples vs. oranges: comparing fund fees. (barrons.com)
- How much impact can 'impact investing' strategies actually have? (ft.com)
Economics
- Where and why single family housing has rebounded. (economy.com)
- Why the US is a mecca for innovation. (blogs.ft.com)
- Nudges can be used for good AND evil. (nytimes.com)
- A summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- An economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
