Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the rise in scientific fraud.
Quote of the Day
"Although givers are the most valuable people in organizations, they’re also at the greatest risk for burnout. When they don’t protect themselves, their investments in others can cause them to feel overloaded and fatigued, fall behind on their work goals, and face more stress and conflict at home."
(Adam Grant and Reb Rebele)
Finance
- Why gross margin matters. (25iq.com)
- Why dividends don't make sense. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.in)
- The average age of companies in the S&P 500 is declining. (doc.research-and-analytics.csfb.com)
- A profile of noted short-seller Marc Cohodes. (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of Adena Friedman the new CEO of Nasdaq ($NDAQ). (bloomberg.com)
- It's okay to be irrational about your sports teams. (rpseawright.wordpress.com)
Organizational alpha
- An excerpt from Ben Carlson's new book "Organizational Alpha" on the challenge of active management. (cnbc.com)
- You can get "Organizational Alpha: How to Add Value in Institutional Asset Management" by Ben Carlson at Amazon. (amazon.com)
Longform
- Seven implications of the algorithm age. (pewinternet.org)
- Virality is a myth. Even genius need distribution. (heleo.com)
- How to train your BS detector. (betterhumans.coach.me)
- We are all locked in our own filter bubbles. (theatlantic.com)
- Compulsions come from the need to alleviate anxiety. A Q&A with Sharon Begley author of "Can't Just Stop." (longreads.com)
- The speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael Madigan, is the common thread through the state's fiscal woes. (reuters.com)
- Big data says that there may be more serial killers out there than commonly thought. (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of the great Anthony Bourdain. (newyorker.com)
- An inside look at the trolling handbook. (observer.com)
