Book review: Josh Brown loves the new take on Jesse Livermore – Boy Plunger: The Man Who Sold America Short in 1929 by Tom Rubython. (The Reformed Broker)
Quote of the Day
"If antitrust authorities do not adapt and emerging competitors continue to be bought up, we should not be surprised of the continued dominance of a very few companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Walmart."
(Steven Davidoff Solomon)
Strategy
- Alternative assets are overgrazed. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Four keys to emotionally intelligent trading. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
- There's always a source of market noise. (alphabaskets.com)
Offers
- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Special Subscription Offer! (moderntrader.com)
- Buy a book get one free: "Quantitative Value" and "DIY Financial Advisor" now for just $20. (blog.alphaarchitect.com)
Companies
Finance
- First Republic Bank ($FRC) has created a successful franchise focused solely on wealthy clients. (wsj.com)
- Why demand for tech IPOs is picking up. (businessinsider.com)
Funds
- The zombie ETF problem is only going to get worse. (bloomberg.com)
- Past performance really is no guarantee of future performance. (blogs.barrons.com)
- Hedge fund investors are pushing for hard hurdles. (ft.com)
Back-to-school
- The Amazon Kindle and Paperwhite are currently $20 off. (amazon.com)
- Join Amazon Prime Student for FREE Two-Day Shipping for College. Students. (amazon.com)
Economy
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: simplifying your financial life. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our August round-up of all the book-related links from the past month. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Eliminating distractions and becoming a star in your field. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Paper trading is obsolete. (abnormalreturns.com)
