Excerpt: How compulsions help us deal with anxiety from Can’t Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions by Sharon Begley. (WSJ)
Quote of the Day
"When it comes to investing, patience is not easy, and it certainly isn’t popular."
(Eric Cinnamond)
Markets
- We are in the midst of the longest S&P 500 rally since 1932. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
- Market "theories" can send you off track. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
Offers
- Robert Cialdini's first (classic) book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Ed Thorp's long awaited memoir, "A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market" is now out. (amazon.com)
- "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" by Mark Manson seems like an appropriate read for 2017. (amazon.com)
Apple
- A look at the growth in Apple's ($AAPL) services business(es). (twitter.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) Pay is growing nicely. (blog.txn.com)
- Why Apple ($AAPL) needs to buy Tesla ($TSLA). (howardlindzon.com)
Companies
- Mall landlords are increasingly walking away from struggling properties. (wsj.com)
- Snap ($SNAP) shareholders aren't going to have much say in the company. (nytimes.com)
- The effect the strong dollar has had on McDonald's ($MCD) sales. (bloomberg.com)
Finance
- Hedge fund compensation revealed. (blogs.barrons.com)
- A startup, Prattle, looks to quantify "market-moving language." (markets.businessinsider.com)
- What is on the StockTwits roadmap including Stocktoberfest East. (xconomy.com)
Economy
- Chemical activity shows a strong economy. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- America needs to focus on building new and better robots. (nytimes.com)
- Behavioral macroeconomics isn't dead yet. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: keeping on track. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 101 top economics and finance blogs for 2017. (focus-economics.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: factor firings. (abnormalreturns.com)
- In search of an edge: the life and times of Ed Thorp. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The best blogs to read for Financial Advisors in 2017. (advisorwebsites.com)