Book Q&A: A discussion with Eric Balchunas author of The Institutional ETF Toolbox: How Institutions Can Understand and Utilize the Fast-Growing World of ETFs. (ETF)
Quote of the Day
"The idea that less is sometimes more, and that if you actually have to spend weeks of your life analyzing a company in order to determine whether or not to invest in it is probably an indication that you shouldn’t, is anathema to some investors."
(Tim Richards)
Markets
- As the yen goes, so goes gold. (marketanthropology.com)
- The 2-year Treasury yield is back on the rise. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- Utility stocks are leading the market over the past year. (capitalspectator.com)
Innovation
- Human ingenuity and the stock market. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- The benefits of innovation often accrue to innovators (and consumers) not to stock investors. (fortunefinancialadvisors.com)
Offers
- Join Amazon Kindle Unlimited for a 30-day trial and read to your heart's content. (amazon.com)
- Amazon Prime keeps adding features. Join for a 30-day trial and experience it all. (amazon.com)
- Download the Kindle app and start reading on any device today. (amazon.com)
Companies
- The Valeant ($VRX) just keeps getting worse for Bill Ackman. (fortune.com)
- Why is Amazon's ($AMZN) Twitch marathon streaming old Julia Child episodes? (bloomberg.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN), Google ($GOOGL) and Microsoft ($MSFT) are spending so much on cloud infrastructure. (wsj.com)
- CBS ($CBS) wants to get out of the radio business. (nytimes.com)
Finance
- Blame Jack Bogle for why stock exchanges are merging. (qz.com)
- Bill Ackman has blown up a hedge fund once before. (businessinsider.com)
Economy
- The Fed is still cutting real interest rates. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- Markets are forecasting negative Fed funds as far as the eye can see. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Industrial production fell in February. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Retail sales are still doing just fine. (valueplays.net)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: a clear path forward. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Before you craft an investment policy statement read this. (abnormalreturns.com)
