Book review: Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible by William N. Goetzmann is for everyone who is “curious about the history of finance.”  (Reading the Markets)

Quote of the Day

"[In the retail sector] Turnarounds are exceedingly rare and bargain stocks often wind up costing a good deal."

(Scott Fearon)

Chart of the Day

Recession fears are fading in the rearview mirror.

(ritholtz.com)