Endorsement: Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers and Wonks by Jonathan Schwabish is “packed with practical advice. Strongly recommended.” (Tim Harford)
Quote of the Day
"I think there are probably too many asset management companies in the world, and I think the place to be is either big or small. The area where it is probably more difficult to be is in the middle ground, where you've got that cost of regulation, you've got the cost of buying your own research, you've got all the costs of running an asset management company without the benefits of a big income producing asset."
(Martin Gilbert of Aberdeen Asset Management)
Markets
- Emerging market stocks are at a two-year high. (capitalspectator.com)
- The high yield bond market has changed for the worse (permanently). (ft.com)
Strategy
- The Snap ($SNAP) IPO has been a great teaching tool for Millennial investors. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Plan, don't predict. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Looking at a map is not the same thing as actually experiencing the terrain. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
Membership
Industry trends
- The existence of shale oil makes every other oil/gas project riskier. (sl-advisors.com)
- Retail risks go too far in eliminating human salespeople. (latest.13d.com)
- Cord cutting is putting the squeeze on tertiary cable channels. (wsj.com)
- Why software companies skimp on security measures. (stratechery.com)
Companies
Finance
- Direct listings are a rarity. (pehub.com)
- Why bankers hate direct listings, a la Spotify. (felix.kinja.com)
Offers
- Buy two new Echo Shows and get $100 if you use the 'SHOW2PACK' promo code. (amazon.com)
- Make your life easier. Get your college student a six-month trial to Amazon Prime Student. (amazon.com)
Economy
- New homebuilders are really optimistic. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The US economy needs more technology in traditional industries. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Our book link round-up post for May 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
- ETF links: a monster trade. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
