Book notes: Seven things to do to increase your happiness. Insights from Raj Raghunathan’s If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?. (Time)
Quote of the Day
"The Big New Thing is often a terrible, terrible investment. Even if it pans out, there will be gobs of competitors."
(Eddy Elfenbein)
Chart of the Day
The top 100 people to follow on Finance Twitter to discover financial news.
Markets
- Commodities dominated asset class performance in April. (capitalspectator.com)
- Why these two ETFs are capturing asset inflwos this year. (thereformedbroker.com)
Strategy
- Why being focused on any single asset class is a mistake. (pensionpartners.com)
- Don't think you can take the stock picks from the Ira Sohn Conference to the bank. (bloomberg.com)
- Mutual funds are encroaching on the CTA space. (managed-futures-blog.attaincapital.com)
Discounts
- The ultra-cheap tablet, the 6" Amazon Fire, is now $10 off. (amazon.com)
- You can currently get $50 off a Karma Go before 5/3. (yourkarma.com)
- You can now get $15 off the Amazon Fire streaming video device. (amazon.com)
Finance
- There is no love lost between Warren Buffett and Wall Street. (blogs.wsj.com)
- Norway's sovereign wealth fund wants to influence inflated executive compensation. (next.ft.com)
- On the growing importance of equity trading at Goldman Sachs ($GS). (businessinsider.com)
The feed
Funds
Offers
- Subscribe to Modern Trader and one free month, the MT app and access to all past issues. (moderntrader.com)
- Sign up for Audible.com and get "Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business" for free. (amazon.com)
Economy
- The April manufacturing ISM stayed above 50.0. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- How the strength of the US dollar plays into the Fed's decision making. (econbrowser.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: put-selling exposure. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in April 2016. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
