Book list: The best books Atlantic staffers read in 2015 including Aziz Ansari’s Modern Romance. (The Atlantic)
Quote of the Day
"So I genuinely believe that if you can find a financial advisor who's trustworthy in the true sense of that word—someone who is competent and knowledgeable and whose services are fairly priced and who isn't rife with conflicts of interest, you're a very, very lucky investor."
(Jason Zweig)
Markets
- For everyone hoping for a Santa Claus rally. (marketanthropology.com)
- Holding 'ten-baggers' is harder than it looks. (theirrelevantinvestor.wordpress.com)
- Transport stocks are weak. (barrons.com)
- The stock market is experiencing a bunch of new lows. (jlfmi.tumblr.com)
Strategy
- Why is portfolio protection so expensive? (schaeffersresearch.com)
- Credit risk doesn't really pay off for investors. (econompicdata.blogspot.com)
Offers
- Free streaming music and 2-day shipping. What's not to like. Get a 30-day trial to Amazon Prime. (amazon.com)
- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Get one of five investment classics with this special subscription offer! (moderntrader.com)
Dow-Dupont
- Dow Chemical ($DOW) has longed for DuPont ($DD) for some time now. (wsj.com)
- Would a Dow-DuPont deal add any "lasting value"? (newyorker.com)
Companies
- AT&T ($T) is laying more fiber than Google ($GOOGL) Fiber. (washingtonpost.com)
- Cord-cutting is accelerating. (wsj.com)
- A debate about Tesla's ($TSLA) valuation. (sumzero.com)
- How can Home Depot ($HD) attract customers who are not so DIY. (washingtonpost.com)
- Kinder Morgan ($KMI) is NOT a MLP. (blogs.barrons.com)
Audiobooks
- Audiobooks are gaining favor with readers/listeners. (marketwatch.com)
- Try Audible.com and get two free books including "Misbehaving" by Richard Thaler. (amazon.com)
Finance
- Goldman Sachs ($GS) is outspending its peers on technology. (next.ft.com)
- Investing is getting cheap...almost free. (forbes.com)
Funds
- Why unearthing outstanding managers is so difficult. (sellwoodconsulting.com)
- A closer look at Vanguard's entry into muni bond ETFs the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ($VTEB). (news.morningstar.com)
- Understanding covered-call CEFs. (alphabaskets.com)
Economy
- Average US gasoline prices are around $2.00 a gallon. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- Weekly initial unemployment claims ticked up last week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Why Americans are buying cars hand over fist. (bloombergview.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: philanthropic zeal. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A new edition of Essential Listening is up with takes on forecasting, robots and nootropics. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
