Thursdays are all about longform links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the battle over voice controlled apps.
Quote of the Day
"The best forecasters are all curious, humble, self-critical, give weight to multiple perspectives and feel free to change their minds often."
(Robert Seawright)
Finance
- The two ways that active managers convince investors to invest in their funds. (philosophicaleconomics.com)
- Why active management has fallen off a cliff, maybe permanently. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Criticism against hedge funds continues to swell. (ft.com)
- The western world tilts the table towards debt vs. equity. (economist.com)
- Why markets matter: the social function of markets? (medium.com)
- Why Phil Mickelson wasn't charged with insider trading. (bloomberg.com)
Non-financial
- What Apple ($AAPL) needs to do to avoid Blackberry's ($BBRY) fate. (marco.org)
- The culture problems facing Apple ($AAPL) and Google ($GOOGL). (stratechery.com)
- Why Phil Mickelson wasn't charged with insider trading. (bloomberg.com)
- The false promise of DNA testing. (theatlantic.com)
- Ranking the companies that deliver 'meals in a box.' (theverge.com)
- Dating is drudgery. (newyorker.com)
- Why we curse. (newrepublic.com)
