Book Q&A: How to procrastinate better with Charles Duhigg author of Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business. (The Atlantic)
Quote of the Day
"Giving blanket advice to people is irresponsible. You don’t know the person’s age, risk tolerance, timeframe, etc. While I might state my opinions on this blog, it is understood that people should do their own due diligence and not follow ANYONE blindly."
(Joe Fahmy)
Markets
Strategy
- Great trader study themselves. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
- The many lies that investors believe. (tonyisola.com)
- Do people actually trade on these hunches? (thereformedbroker.com)
- Being a trader means wearing many hats. (adamhgrimes.com)
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- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Special Subscription Offer! (moderntrader.com)
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Companies
- Uber is exiting China via a deal with Didi Chuxing. (bloomberg.com)
- Yahoo ($YHOO) shareholders really don't have a say of the core business to Verizon ($VZ). (nytimes.com)
- Why Twitter ($TWTR) should buy Nuzzel. (wsj.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) and SolarCity ($SCTY) are merging. (wsj.com)
- Google ($GOOG) has sold 30 million Chromecasts to-date. (9to5google.com)
Funds
- The August Mutual Fund Observer commentary is packed with keen insights. (mutualfundobserver.com)
- Where did Pimco Total Returns' assets go? (beta.morningstar.com)
- ETFs are getting even niche-ier. (next.ft.com)
Global
- The world's major economies are back on the growth track. (blogs.ft.com)
- The world is facing a pension funding crisis. (soberlook.com)
- China's interest in US real estate has faded. (bloomberg.com)
Economy
- Is the yield curve at risk of inverting? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- The ISM Manufacturing report for July showed continued expansion. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- US economic growth is still anemic. (econbrowser.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: betting on backtests. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in July 2016. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
