Review: The self-help movement is coming under fire in books like Svend Brinkman’s Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze. (NYTimes)
Quote of the Day
"In no other field do we tolerate error as much as we do in medical care."
(Alex Tabarrok )
Chart of the Day
Solar energy is going mainstream as co-ops ramp up capacity. (via VW)
Strategy
- Treasury bonds are a better hedge against stock market declines than gold. (priceactionlab.com)
- What happens when you combine risk parity with trend following? (allocatesmartly.com)
Offers
- "Nudge" by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Tax season is here. Don't wait. Get TurboTax Deluxe from Amazon. (amazon.com)
- Amazon has put its Fire Tablet Essential Bundle on sale. (amazon.com)
- Pre-order one of the most anticipated novels of 2017: "Startup: A Novel" by Doree Shafir. (amazon.com)
Companies
- Starboard Value is done with Macy's ($M) stock. (reuters.com)
- Shopify ($SHOP) has quietly become a backbone of e-commerce. (fortune.com)
Finance
- Virtu Financial ($VIRT) in talks to buy KCG Holdings ($KCG). (wsj.com)
- Bill Ackman and the beauty of permanent capital. (bloomberg.com)
Economy
- Weekly initial unemployment claims are still trending at low levels. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Rising interest rates are getting home buyers off the sidelines. (thereformedbroker.com)
- How the Fed has set itself up for the rest of the year. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: opportunistic investments. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: a hedge against surprises. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our March book link-related round-up. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Here is a recent interview I did with Advisor Websites about writing a financial advisor blog. (advisorwebsites.com)
- The death of amateur bracketology and the paradox of skill. (abnormalreturns.com)
