Q&A: With Dan Buettner author of The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People or as he would have like to title it ‘A Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness.’ (The Atlantic)
Quote of the Day
"Wherever you turn, it seems, you run into a shocking amount of confidence in matters that are open-ended at best."
(Christine Benz)
Markets
- Global risk-free rates have hit a 800-year low. (capitalspectator.com)
- Are tech stocks to blame for the S&P 500's overvaluation? (gmo.com)
- Lumber prices are still pointing toward good times. (marketwatch.com)
October performance
- How tactical asset allocation strategies performed in October. (allocatesmartly.com)
- Managed futures had a great October. (rcmalternatives.com)
Sentiment
- Individual and institutional sentiment is diverging. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
- Another sign of bullish investor sentiment. (jlfmi.tumblr.com)
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Cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin futures will open the floodgates for Bitcoin ETFs, a la the $VIX. (rcmalternatives.com)
- Howard Lindzon, "Apple this morning is just 7.5 times more valuable than all the Bitcoins in the world." (howardlindzon.com)
- Bitcoin mining is a big energy suck. (motherboard.vice.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in cryptocurrency, and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
Finance
- Despite increased competition the credit card companies, driven by reward-seeking consumers, are still doing just fine. (ft.com)
- The Bill Ackman-ADP ($ADP) battle has gotten ugly. (nytimes.com)
- Money laundering is going high tech. (economist.com)
Fund management
- Do index funds require additional regulation? (beta.morningstar.com)
- Big hedge funds are experimenting with quantum computers. (ft.com)
Stars, redux
- Three ways to improve Morningstar's star-ratings. (validea.com)
- Despite scuttlebutt to the contrary, Morningstar ratings are not affected by advertising relationships. (mutualfundobserver.com)
Offers
- Bill Gates 'favorite book,' "Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street" by John Brooks is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Get an $50 iTunes gift card at 15% discount. (amazon.com)
- "Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur" by Derek Sivers is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Economy
- The October NFP survey showed an unemployment rate of 4.1%. (newscientist.com)
- There are still few signs of recession on the horizon. (fat-pitch.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: a podcast addiction. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: a warning label. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: retirement saving miscalculations. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The top ten books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in October 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
