Book notes: George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones “shows a man who essentially reshaped the film industry.” (The Verge)
Quote of the Day
"Rather than seeking optimization, investors would do well to implement a plan that they can stick with over the long term. We have to first be honest with ourselves about our true goals and what we’re willing to sacrifice to achieve them."
(Matthew Garrott)
Strategy
- What's a value investor supposed to do with bonds today? (blog.alphaarchitect.com)
- Forecasting, even 7 years out, isn't easy. (pensionpartners.com)
- How to teach evidence-based investing. (tonyisola.com)
Financial media
- A nice list of US investment blogs worth reading. (twitter.com)
- 50 investment-types you should follow on Twitter. (marketwatch.com)
Offers
- The Amazon Fire 7" Tablet is still just $39.99. (amazon.com)
- In time for the holidays you can get $50 off an eero, the best-reviewed wifi system on the market. (talkable.com)
- Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speaker is currently $40 off. (amazon.com)
Companies
- The state of technology at the end of 2016. (stratechery.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) AirPods are finally on sale. (businessinsider.com)
Funds
Books
- 12 finance books people will be talking about in 2017. (bpsandpieces.com)
- Pre-order "A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market" by Ed Thorp. (amazon.com)
Economy
- The Fed will hike rates this week. The question is what happens in 2017? (economistsview.typepad.com)
- Americans are once again taking home equity out. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- How universities can economically help their home region. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: focused and boring. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why bother breaking the glass ceiling in a broken industry? (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- ETF links: the costs of transparency. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why would anyone want to run a public company these days? (abnormalreturns.com)
- A big year-end book list round-up: 2016 edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
