Review: Timothy Egan’s The Immortal Irishman is “so dense with action, adventure and amazing history that you’ll wish you didn’t get to the finish.” (The Reformed Broker)

Quote of the Day

"Elimination of kickbacks would elevate the integrity and quality of America’s securities markets, improving executions for real investors and restoring a sense of fairness. Since kickbacks result in worse trade execution, brokers that route client orders for kickbacks violate their duty of best execution."

(Jonathan Macey and David Swensen)

Chart of the Day

“With the exception of Russia, every country ETF in the world is positive in 2017 with an average return of 19%.” – @charliebilello

(stocktwits.com)

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