Book list: Some underrated books from 2015 including Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight by Margaret Lazarus Dean. (Slate)
Quote of the Day
"It’s one thing to call a trade, it’s another thing entirely to profit off that call. First, there’s the issue of timing. Then you have to be able to execute; when to get in, press your bet, take profits, etc."
(Michael Batnick)
Markets
- The top 10 buys (and sells) from the ultimate stock pickers. (news.morningstar.com)
- The earnings situation is not looking all that great. (shortsideoflong.com)
- Lower rated credits are dramatically underperforming. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
Strategy
- Sales growth slows down for the fastest growers. (investorfieldguide.com)
- People have been calling for the downfall of Warren Buffett for years. (thefelderreport.com)
- Avoid penny stocks. Period. (alephblog.com)
Offers
- It's hard to imagine going through the holiday season without Amazon Prime. You can get a 30-day free trial here. (amazon.com)
- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Special Subscription Offer! (moderntrader.com)
- Sign up for Audible.com you can get two free books including "Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight." (amazon.com)
Yahoo
- Yahoo ($YHOO) may be selling off its core Internet business. (nytimes.com)
- What is Yahoo's ($YHOO) Internet business actually worth? (blogs.wsj.com)
- The Yahoo ($YHOO) board still backs Marissa Mayer. (recode.net)
Companies
- A grand unified theory of Apple ($AAPL) products. (aboveavalon.com)
- Why companies, like Lyft, SHOULD go public before their competitors. (nytimes.com)
- The RV industry is on track for a great year. (bloomberg.com)
Finance
- JP Morgan ($JPM) is collaborating with On Deck Capital ($ONDK) to provide loans to small businesses. (bloomberg.com)
- Has JP Morgan forgot how to do small business lending? (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Harvard's endowment has serious Yale envy. (bloomberg.com)
Funds
- The December commentary from Mutual Fund Observer is up and worth a read. (mutualfundobserver.com)
- 101 ETF tips from the experts. (etfreference.com)
- There are too many darn alternative asset funds. (fa-mag.com)
- Fund companies HAVE to put a price on private shares whether they like it or not. (bloombergview.com)
Economy
- The ADP November employment report shows continued growth. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- PMI measures are not "hard data." (valueplays.net)
- Record auto sales don't happen at the cusp of recession. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- A new edition of Essential Listening is up with talks on risk, meditation and Steve Jobs. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- Personal finance links: a recipe for failure. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in November. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Just in case you weren't looking forward to "The Big Short" movie. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Guest post: Josh Maher on what we can learn from the best startup investors. (abnormalreturns.com)
