Notes: WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird by Peter Leeson is a “very good book.” (Marginal Revolution)
Quote of the Day
"A high functioning money manager needs all forms of curiosity to be successful."
(Mark Rzepczynski)
Markets
- Why boring markets are the best. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- It's easy to spout off about the markets. (thereformedbroker.com)
- The case for a steeper yield curve. (themacrotourist.com)
Strategy
- Factor investors cannot live on value alone. (bloomberg.com)
- How to adhere to a long-term investment strategy. (monevator.com)
- Five things you can safely ignore. (priceactionlab.com)
Kindle Offers
- Kindle e-readers are currently $30 off including the best-selling Paperwhite. (amazon.com)
- "Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity" by Charles Duhigg is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- You can now get 33% off a one-year Kindle Unlimited subscription. (amazon.com)
- "Stick with It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life-for Good" by Sean Young is just $0.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Companies
Cryptocurrencies
- What happens when you drop Bitcoin in a portfolio optimizer? (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- WTF is 'Bitcoin gold'? (bloomberg.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in cryptocurrencies and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
Finance
Fund management
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Economy
- Scott Sumner, "The real lesson of 1987 is that all lessons are provisional, subject to revision as more time goes by and we gain a better understanding of the forces determining asset prices." (thehill.com)
- We haven't had unconstrained inflation for awhile, is the Fed the cause? (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Are markets ready for a Fed run by the 'Taylor Rule'? (pragcap.com)
- More anecdotal evidence on the tightening job market. (ericcinnamond.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: backtesting pain. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- ETF links: going off the rails. (abnormalreturns.com)