Q&A: With Richard Branson author of Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography on why he doesn’t take himself too seriously. (Heleo)
Quote of the Day
"That day has arrived. Millennials are forming new households, moving to the suburbs, buying furnishings and SUVs."
(Barry Ritholtz)
Chart of the Day
How the mighty has fallen. GE ($GE) cuts its dividend in half. (chart via @EddyElfenbein)
Markets
- The world's tech companies have added $1.7 trillion in value this year. (ritholtz.com)
- Technology IS a cyclical sector. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Why you should pay attention to what Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund is doing. (themacrotourist.com)
- It's time to starting to talking about the slope of the yield curve. (crossingwallstreet.com)
Hedge funds
- Why do hedge funds underperform (badly) a relevant benchmark? (allaboutalpha.com)
- A multi-factor portfolio approach would dominate actual equity hedge fund performance. (factorresearch.com)
Offers
- "Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter" by Dan Ariely was just released. (amazon.com)
- The award-winning (and entertaining) movie "Arrival." You can now watch it for free with your Amazon Prime membership. (amazon.com)
- Slate.com heartily recommends the audiobook version of Philip Pullman's "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage." (amazon.com)
Cryptocurrencies
- The Bitcoin-Bitcoin Cash battle is heating up. (arstechnica.com)
- If you like volatility, then this was a good for Bitcoin watchers. (wsj.com)
- This is the big difference between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. (bloomberg.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in crytpo and get $10 in Bitcoin free! (coinbase.com)
Companies
Fund management
- So many funds have no reason to exist. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Bill Miller has made, yet another, comeback. (washingtonpost.com)
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Economy
- US heavy truck sales are up year-over-year. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- A closer look at the flattening yield curve. (bloomberg.com)
- 2017 was the worst year weather-wise since 1927. (marketwatch.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- ETF links: the new active. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
