Review: Behavioral Risk Management: Managing the Psychology That Drives Decisions and Influences Operational Risk by Hersh Shefrin is a “thought-provoking book.” (CFA Institute
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Quote of the Day
"The more frequently you check your portfolio, the more painful your investing experience will be."
(Isaac Presley)
Chart of the Day
Some consumer-related tech stocks outperformed the FAANG stocks this year.
Markets
- A great overview of the US stock market as we head into 2018. (fat-pitch.blogspot.com)
- 2017 was a pretty easy ride for investors. (theatlasinvestor.com)
- Stock market volatility hasn't been this low since the 1960s. (ft.com)
- You really don't want the yield curve to invert. (bloomberg.com)
Strategy
- The distribution of outcomes in 2018 could be huge. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Can you use drawdowns to time managed futures strategies? (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Audiobooks
Crypto
- CME ($CME) Bitcoin futures are now live. (wsj.com)
- Paul Vigna and Peter Rudegair, "Overall, 165 firms have raised more than $4 billion in 2017 through coin offerings..." (wsj.com)
- Is ZCash a better Bitcoin? (fortune.com)
- Things are getting a bit ridiculous, don't you think? (dealbreaker.com)
Companies
- Berkshire Hathaway ($BRKA) just topped $300,000 a share for the first time. (bloomberg.com)
- Chipmakers today are doing more M&A than before. (nytimes.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) will not be undersold on smart speakers. (wsj.com)
Finance
Funds
Economy
- Homebuilder confidence is really strong to end the year. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Higher benefits are boosting worker pay. (blogs.wsj.com)
- Americans are buying more 'non-essential' stuff these days. (bloomberg.com)
- The Fed is, for now, locked into its policy. (blogs.uoregon.edu)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- ETF links: counterculture AND revolutionary. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
