Q&A: Brad Feld on why a second edition of Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job was warranted. (MinneInno)
Quote of the Day
"The case for using simplified, ultra-well-diversified investment products is even stronger if you have something complicated going on with the rest of your financial life, either with your human capital or your total financial portfolio. "
(Christine Benz)
Chart of the Day
Emerging market equities are at the top of the 2017 asset class return quilt.
Markets
- The mini-stock market pullback spooked a lot of bulls. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
- The Cashtag (or Ca$htag) turns 9. (howardlindzon.com)
Strategy
- Five reasons you should sell your investment. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Climate change comes along with investment opportunities. (gmo.com)
Bonds
- Seven (false) arguments against bond ladders. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Fixed income risk is immutable, but how you hold your bonds could make a big difference. (abnormalreturns.com)
Offers
- New features and higher future rates at AllocateSmartly. Sign up today to lock in current rates. (allocatesmartly.com)
- Open an account at Coinbase, buy $100 in cryptocurrency and get $10 in Bitcoin free! (coinbase.com)
- Why don’t you read more? No time, right? Try the Blinkist app! Read or listen to the key insights from the best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes! (jump.blinkist.com)
Amazon
- Millennials can't live without the Amazon ($AMZN) app. (businessinsider.com)
- If Amazon ($AMZN) were to make another big acquisition... (finance.yahoo.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) by cutting prices at Whole Foods is declaring war on the grocery sector. (bloomberg.com)
- Amazon's ($AMZN) growth in the beauty sector is via indie brands. (l2inc.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) Prime members will get discounts at Whole Foods. (arstechnica.com)
Apple
- What's (likely) new with the Apple ($AAPL) iPhone 8. (bloomberg.com)
- Why did Apple TV games not take off? (fastcompany.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is planning a big upgrade to the Apple TV. (bloomberg.com)
- Can Apple ($AAPL) get AR right? (barrons.com)
Hedge funds
- Hedge funds aspire to be 'quantamental.' (bloomberg.com)
- Mark Rzepczynski, "The illusion of superiority and control is the key behavioral battle between discretionary and systematic investing." (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Hardware
- The Amazon Echo is $80 off with a current price of just $99.99. (amazon.com)
- All Amazon Kindle devices, including the Paperwhite, are currently $20 off. (amazon.com)
Global
- Toronto's housing market has peaked out and reversed. (business.financialpost.com)
- Did you know you can buy shares in the Swiss central bank? (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: the new talk radio. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: a flexible investing calendar. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Service journalism and 'being of service' or why you should read 'Barking Up the Wrong Tree' by Eric Barker. (abnormalreturns.com)
