Excerpt: How meditation changes the brain from Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davison. (Behavioral Scientist)
Quote of the Day
"Markets are always changing. Debating about it is like arguing with the wind."
(Kevin Muir)
Strategy
- Mark Rzepczynski,"Investment decision-making needs to differentiate between the repetitive tasks for which brains are inefficient and the unique situations that happen infrequently and requires creative thinking." (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- How to combine TAA strategies in a portfolio. (allocatesmartly.com)
- In praise of shareholder activism. (econlog.econlib.org)
Cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin cannot be valued. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com)
- Are ICOs an investment or a donation? (wsj.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in cryptocurrencies and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
Kindle
- Kindle e-readers are currently $30 off including the best-selling Paperwhite. (amazon.com)
- Laura Hillenbrand's classic "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (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 $0.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Companies
- A sign of the times: Lord & Taylor sells its signature building to WeWork. (nytimes.com)
- Americans can't get enough fizzy water (bloomberg.com)
Fund management
- Investors shouldn't pour money into 5-star Morningstar ($MORN) rated funds. (wsj.com)
- Quant hedge fund Two Sigma has in excess of $50 billion in AUM. (ft.com)
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Economy
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: purpose and judgement. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: backtesting pain. (abnormalreturns.com)
