Q&A: With Dr. Aaron Carroll author of The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully. (IndyStar)
Quote of the Day
"HODL, however, is not a simple recasting of a buy-and-hold strategy. It’s much more than that. It is a cultic philosophy representing the greater strength of mind of the average bitcoin devotee compared to the flaky conventional day-trader."
(Izabella Kaminska)
Markets
- A great review of 2017 financial markets. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- A holiday-themed list of some of the best financial blogs. (dashofinsight.com)
Numbers
- The CAPE has been useless the last few years. (bloomberg.com)
- How has the stock market done after small business optimism hits a high? (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
Strategy
- Get-rich schemes, now focused on Bitcoin, are a fixture of financial markets. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Harry Markowitz, "Diversify and rebalance." (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
- The best investment is always in yourself. (allstarcharts.com)
Trading
- You can't trade successfully if you are not focusing on 'not losing.' (dashofinsight.com)
- Five truths about trading. (thecrosshairstrader.com)
Books
- The best business and leadership books of 2017. (fastcompany.com)
- "Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100" by Michio Kaku is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms" by Beth Buelow is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality" by Jonathan Weiner is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Amazon.com is still offering $5 off $15 of books with the BOOKGIFT17 promo code. (amazon.com)
Crypto
- Every major cryptocurrency is getting smoked today. (markets.businessinsider.com)
- Jacob Weindling, "Bitcoin, and all these other cryptocurrencies, are not currencies...They're oil for software platforms. They're commodities." (pastemagazine.com)
- Goldman Sachs ($GS) is going to set up a cryptocurrency desk. (dealbreaker.com)
- Shelley Goldberg, "Blockchain could help commodity traders transcend conventional market barriers." (bloomberg.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in crypto and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
Companies
Finance
Funds
Deals
- Give yourself better wi-fi for Christmas. The ultimate eero bundle is $50 off. (amazon.com)
- Amazon e-readers are also on sale including the popular Kindle Paperwhite at $99.99 ($20 off). (amazon.com)
- Amazon's new smart speakers are also on sale with the Echo and Echo Dot at $20 off. (amazon.com)
- Amazon's line of tablets are on sale including the Fire HD 8 which is just $49.99 ($30 off). (amazon.com)
Economy
- Truck tonnage is ripping. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- The implications of the tax-bill have yet to play out. (beta.morningstar.com)
- These are the most interesting economic papers from 2017. (qz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: anxious kids. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: no right way. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Disappointed and pessimistic: why happiness hits a trough in middle age. (abnormalreturns.com)
