Review: Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts is for anyone who wants improve their decision-making. (Alpha Architect)
Quote of the Day
"Choosing what to ignore — turning off constant market updates, tuning out pundits purveying the latest Armageddon — is critical to maintaining a long-term focus."
(Jason Zweig)
Markets
- The longer you plan to hold stocks, the less changes in P/E matter. (humbledollar.com)
- This past week put your investment philosophy to the test. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com)
Strategy
- It doesn't make sense to get angry at market volatility. (pragcap.com)
- Why your portfolio needs some "firewalls" from market volatility. (portfoliocharts.com)
- How your first exposures to the stock market affect your mindset going forward. (thereformedbroker.com)
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Short-selling
- Short sellers are the market's detectives. (bloomberg.com)
- There are good reasons why short-sellers don't want to have to disclose their positions. (brontecapital.blogspot.de)
Amazon
- Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones are on huge discount at Amazon.com. (amazon.com)
- All Amazon e-readers are on sale including the Kindle Paperwhite for $99.99 or $20 off. (amazon.com)
- The Amazon Fire 7 tablet is just $39.99 or $10 off. (amazon.com)
- The new Amazon Echo speakers are on sale for $84.99 or $15 off. (amazon.com)
Hedge funds
- Why hedge funds pay the big brokers so much in fees. (bloomberg.com)
- Why the return of Steve Cohen is a sign of the times. (nytimes.com)
Kindle deals
- "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work" by Chip and Dan Heath is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage" by Daymond John just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Funds
- It's easy to get into trouble with 'derivatives of derivatives of derivatives.' (priceactionlab.com)
Economy
- 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: a big illusion. (abnormalreturns.com)