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Quote of the Day
"As humans we seek the ordered, the linear, and the smooth, but the world gives us the chaotic, the curved, and the jagged. This dichotomy is as old as history itself—order versus chaos."
(Nick Maggiulli)
Markets
- The Fed has never seen the stock market fall this much between (potential) rate hikes. (thereformedbroker.com)
- The 2-year inflation breakeven has plunged of late. (themacrotourist.com)
Strategy
- How to think about the cash vs. bond question in a flat-yield curve environment. (econompicdata.blogspot.com)
- Some anecdotal evidence of increasing market anxiety. (howardlindzon.com)
- If you rode Bitcoin all the way down, check out this post. (elmfunds.com)
Self-promotion
- Want to get an e-mail notifying of your posts every day? Sign up here: (abnormalreturns.com)
- Check out our financial history-focused Market Moment every day in your Alexa flash briefing. (amazon.com)
Food
- Diners at Darden Restaurants ($DRI) are beginning to splurge. (wsj.com)
- Chic-fil-A is about to become the country's third largest fast-food chain. (nypost.com)
- Jack-in-the-Box is reportedly for sale. (media.thinknum.com)
Finance
- A talk with Charles Honey a Partner and Portfolio Manager at investment manager Private Advisors about the benefits of investing in small/emerging managers. (sumzero.com)
- 18 tongue-in-cheek signs you were an institutional investor in 2018. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Funds
- Fixed income ETF performance in 2018 has largely been a function of duration. (capitalspectator.com)
- 2019 will see the launch of the first zero-fee ETF. (etf.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: having a plan and sticking with it. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: economic foundations. (abnormalreturns.com)