Book notes: For renewable energy to spread we need more rare earth metals. A look at David S. Abraham’s The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age. (New Scientist)
Quote of the Day
"If you want to get sharper and better at something, track it and measure it. It will help you do that."
(Fred Wilson)
Commodities
Strategy
- Good luck finding revenue growth in US companies. (ft.com)
- Stock market bubbles are rare events. (marketwatch.com)
- The online tools one trader uses. (athrasher.com)
Offers
- The ultimate streaming media player review. (qz.com)
- The Amazon ($AMZN) Fire TV is the best for "watching TV shows and movies." (amzn.to)
Companies
- US companies are more leveraged than you think. (bloomberg.com)
- Why the iPhone 6s and Instagram are still undervalued. (howardlindzon.com)
- What the Square IPO says about tech unicorns. (marketwatch.com)
Finance
- Quarterly earnings ARE important for investors with a long-term focus. (blog.estimize.com)
- Asset allocation is a commodity. (mebfaber.com)
ETFs
- Blackrock ($BLK) is cutting fees toward 0.0% on some ETFs. (mobile.reuters.com)
- ETF statistics for October 2015. (investwithanedge.com)
Economy
- There is still no sign of a recession on the horizon for the US economy. (capitalspectator.com)
- Small business optimism is flatlining. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- The whole basis for the hedge fund industry. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: disappointment awaits. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you might have missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
