Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the Mayo Clinic became a world class institution.
Investing
- How the shift from Baby Boomers to Millennials is affecting three big investment trends. (collaborativefund.com)
- How grain futures helped create the modern futures market. (openmarkets.cmegroup.com)
- Meditation tips for investment professionals. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
Companies
- Spotify, Pandora ($P), Apple ($AAPL) and Amazon ($AMZN): the state of the streaming music war. (billboard.com)
- How Quicken Loans became the nations' second-largest retail mortgage lender. (nytimes.com)
- How Airbnb and Uber fought City Hall. (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of James and Lachlan Murdoch. (ft.com)
Billions
- Your guide to watching the show "Billions." (medium.com)
- Sign up for a free trial to Showtime and catch up on all the first season of "Billions" before Season 2 debuts. (amazon.com)
Reading
- How to read. Advice from some big readers. (collaborativefund.com)
- Speed reading is BS. (medium.com)
Longform
- Wealthy Silicon Valley-types have joined the prepper movement. (newyorker.com)
- Moore's Law can't go on forever. (theguardian.com)
- Where Uber drivers crash in-between shifts. (bloomberg.com)
- Your self-help guru is likely a mess on the inside. (vox.com)
- What happens when a lie hits your brain? (politico.com)