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Quote of the Day
"There are two types of information in investing: stuff you’ll still care about in the future, and stuff that matters less and less over time. Long-term vs. expiring knowledge."
(Morgan Housel)
Markets
- The stock market is not happy with Fed Chairman Powell. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Yes the stock market, and other markets, are down YTD but the declines are not that unusual from a historical perspective. (aqr.com)
- Good luck to all those with strong convictions about this market. (howardlindzon.com)
- FWIW the stock market is oversold. (fattailedandhappy.com)
Strategy
- 'Stay the course' is reasonable advice if you already have a plan in place. Good luck if you are winging it. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Stephen Nelson, "It’s natural when losses start piling up in a portfolio to want to find someplace to hide. You can move to something conservative to make the pain go away, or you can find a place to put the tired that doesn’t compromise your long-term results." (theathleteinvestor.com)
- On the risk of swapping investment strategies on the fly. (etf.com)
Crypto
Amazon
- How to spot fake 5-star Amazon reviews. (wsj.com)
- The Amazon ($AMZN) Marketplace is like the lord of the flies for small businesses. (theverge.com)
- How to live an Amazon ($AMZN)-free life. (fastcompany.com)
- How much is Facebook ($FB) worth? A unique experiment. (journals.plos.org)
- Can you make your business Facebook ($FB)-free? (m.signalvnoise.com)
Finance
- Pinterest is joining the growing slate of 2019 IPOs. (wsj.com)
- The Softbank mobile phone IPO did not go well. (mobile.reuters.com)
Funds
- Preferences drive our risk management strategies. (jasonapollovoss.com)
- Yet another reason for taxable investors to avoid hedge funds. (bloomberg.com)
- The year in ESG ETFs. (etf.com)
Global
The Fed
- Jerome Powell says he is following the data. (wsj.com)
- Tim Duy, "The Fed hiked rates in a very predictable fashion. It might be a decision that quickly comes back to haunt them." (blogs.uoregon.edu)
- TIPS-implied inflation continues to decline. (capitalspectator.com)
- A history of Fed rate hikes. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Economy
- Weekly initial unemployment claims ticked up from historically low levels. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- It's still hard to find many signs of economic weakness. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- 2008-2009 was an anomaly. Economic cycles are going to be muted going forward. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
Charity
- This guy donates hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles so other people can travel over the holidays. (washingtonpost.com)
- Some best practices for workplace charitable giving. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: startup playbooks. (abnormalreturns.com)
- I recently spoke about investor education and more with Daniel Grioli on the i3 podcast. (i3-invest.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: having a plan and sticking with it. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- What does it mean to have a 'mental health' day? (wsj.com)
- Job 'ghosters' are making life difficult for recruiters. (wsj.com)
- CSRs at the big DNA testing companies are having to deal with some really difficult conversations. (bloomberg.com)
- Without passion, grit is “merely a grind.” (digest.bps.org.uk)
