Excerpt: Four things top performers do from Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. (Outside)
Quote of the Day
"Tweet less; read more.
Talk less; listen more.
Say more: Use fewer words."
(Jason Zweig)
Chart of the Day
2017 was a pretty good year for the stock market. The 19th best since the Dow Jones Average was introduced in 1896.
Markets
- The highest returns happen early in bubbles. (priceactionlab.com)
- The best (and worst) performing futures markets in 2017. (rcmalternatives.com)
- A look at just how smooth a ride 2017 was for the S&P 500. (jlfmi.tumblr.com)
- Bond permabears were proven wrong again in 2017. (pragcap.com)
Strategy
- How to bet against the market consensus. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- Risk management is more than achieving downside protection. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Cullen's favorite financial content of 2017. (pragcap.com)
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Crypto
- In 2017 cryptoassets became a full-blown asset class. (coindesk.com)
- Cryptoassets are going to get further institutionalized in 2018. (beta.morningstar.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in crypto and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
Companies
- Apple ($AAPL) has addressed the battery issue for older iPhones. (daringfireball.net)
- Why MLPs are re-investing their cashflows back into the business. (sl-advisors.com)
Finance
- How technology (and private equity) is upending real estate valuations. (ritholtz.com)
- Look to China for the future of mobile payments. (visualcapitalist.com)
Funds
- Ronald Baron of Baron Funds is "unapologetic about the high fees. " (nytimes.com)
- John Rekenthaler, "Ordinary investors, of course, aren’t permitted to buy Medallion." (beta.morningstar.com)
Global
Economy
- The year in review from the C-suite. (avondaleam.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: basis uncertainty. (abnormalreturns.com)
