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Quote of the Day
"Since the beginning of time and for the rest of it, investors will be looking for clues that a turn is coming. We want to know what time it is, but we’re all staring at a clock with no hands."
(Michael Batnick)
Markets
- The stock market is not being driven exclusively by the FANG stocks. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Sales for the S&P 500 are up some 9% year-over-year. (wsj.com)
- We can measure stock market valuation in a number of ways. The challenge is how to interpret the number. (crossingwallstreet.com)
Strategy
- Marketers of financial products know all the right behavioral buttons to push. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Why investors in balanced portfolios need to tamp down on their return expectations. (etf.com)
- How to set up a technical analysis subscription site for fun and profit. (priceactionlab.com)
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Commodities
- Even after a drop, lumber prices are still up ~20% year-over-year. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Commodity indices vary widely in their components. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Crypto
Companies
- Apple ($AAPL) is doubling down its efforts in India. (bloomberg.com)
- Grubhub ($GRUB) is emerging as a winner in the food delivery business. (chicagobusiness.com)
Finance
Private equity
- No one really knows how much investors pay in private equity fund fees. (ft.com)
- Zero cost index funds put the high cost of private equity in stark contrast. (ft.com)
Funds
- Just because something is an index fund, doesn't mean it is low cost. (barrons.com)
- Don't switch index funds for a couple of basis points. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Is the ETF version of a fund strategy always superior? (wsj.com)
- Why you can safely avoid using inverse ETFs to hedge your portfolio. (mutualfundobserver.com)
Economy
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: putting investors first. (abnormalreturns.com)
- My Q&A with Brian Portnoy author of "The Geometry of Wealth: How to Shape a Life of Money and Meaning." (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
