Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at blockchain as the last best hope for an open Internet.
Finance
- Laurence Siegel interviews Vanguard founder Jack Bogle. (advisorperspectives.com)
- The story of the origins of quantitative investing and hedge fund giant DE Shaw. (nymag.com)
- A lot of lobbying by hedge funds in Washington goes on under the cover of 'grassroots organizations. (bloomberg.com)
- Why did usury shift from sin to economic sector? (aeon.co)
Non-finance
- In praise of slow thinking in an increasingly sped up age. (qz.com)
- Is the fitness-tracking feature of the Apple ($AAPL) Watch well-designed? (theverge.com)
- A closer look at the 'OODA Loop.' (farnamstreetblog.com)
- How to let go of a toxic relationship. (markmanson.net)
- An oral history of "Breaking Bad." (esquire.com)