Excerpt: Has meditation strayed too far from its Buddhist roots? From Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment. (Wired)
Quote of the Day
"History is not progressive with investors always growing smarter, and we cannot take our current view and impose it on the thinking of even a decade ago."
(Mark Rzepczynski)
Chart of the Day
Tesla ($TSLA) is the fourth largest automaker in the world by market cap.
Markets
- Thinking the stock market cares a great deal about politics is a mistake. (dashofinsight.com)
- MLP investors today are more willing to reinvest back into the business. (sl-advisors.com)
Strategy
- There is a simple way to overcome algorithm aversion. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- There is no perfect investing strategy. (howardlindzon.com)
Offers
- Ever read 4 books in one day? Read or listen to the best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes! Try the Blinkist app now. (jump.blinkist.com)
- "Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm" by Christian Madsberg an "Amazon Best Book" is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Companies
Finance
- Opening new accounts is getting easier. (thinkadvisor.com)
- Why annual reports could soon be bulking up. (blogs.wsj.com)
- 30% of Starbucks ($SBUX) transactions were paid for using the app. (barrons.com)
Funds
- Why one investor still invests with Vanguard even when it isn't the low-cost provider. (humbledollar.com)
- Swell takes socially responsible investing seriously. (barrons.com)
Hardware deals
- The Amazon Echo is $80 off with a current price of just $99.99. (amazon.com)
- All Kindle devices, including the Paperwhite, are currently $20 off. (amazon.com)
- The Echo Dot is currently $5 off at $44.99. (amazon.com)
Economy
- What CEOs had to say about the economy this week. (avondaleam.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: inverted thinking. (abnormalreturns.com)
