Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how personality testing became a big business.
Markets
- A big Q&A with Cliff Asness of AQR Capital Management. (bloomberg.com)
- Howard Mark's latest memo takes the temperature of the (frothy) capital markets. (oaktreecapital.com)
- The piece-by-piece disruption of the Bloomberg LP terminal. (cbinsights.com)
- A history of the past decade-plus in financial markets told through cartoons. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Legal
- The big NY Times piece on the disposition of Fred Trump's vast fortune. (nytimes.com)
- Regulators have some big decisions to make when it comes to consumer data privacy. (stratechery.com)
- Where does the FBI's investigation into "basketball’s shadow economy" stand? (washingtonpost.com)
Longform
- Algorithmic content and the rise of children's programming on YouTube. (theatlantic.com)
- How aggressive should humans be when trying to eliminate invasive species? (theatlantic.com)
- How some Maine towns are dealing with mill closings. (wsj.com)
- Your IQ matters less than you think. (nautil.us)
- Unlocking the writing secrets of the biographer Robert Caro. (perell.com)
- How to think about existential angst. (artofmanliness.com)