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Quote of the Day
"So much of successful money management boils down to pattern recognition and the ability to act decisively as patterns unfold. This is most likely to occur if we are in a quiet, open-minded state..."
(Brett Steenbarger)
Chart of the Day
The US has the highest nominal yields amongst the developed markets. (via @charliebilello)
Markets
- If you weren't around at the time, the stock market's collapse in September and October 2008 is stunning. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- It's easy to instill fear in investors with a well-drawn chart. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
Strategy
- Just because a portfolio process is automated doesn't mean it is well thought out. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Familiarity can breed contempt in a portfolio. (safalniveshak.com)
- What money managers can learn from how Waffle House manages risk. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
GFC
- How the financial crisis saved the writer from an unhappy career. (ft.com)
- 10 lessons learned from the GFC, including the existence of "aftershocks." (valueandopportunity.com)
Finance
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: the big winners of tomorrow. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou is direct and to the point. (techcrunch.com)
- "Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder" by Chip Conley shows companies how they can best utilize their most experienced workers. (fastcompany.com)
- "A Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life" by David Quammen is set to be "the best popular science book of the year." (marginalrevolution.com)
- Brad Feld, "A Gentleman in Moscow" was magnificent." (feld.com)
