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Quote of the Day
"Gold pays no dividends or interest. There are no expected revenues or cash flows from gold. The only way to value gold is to measure its supply and demand. This makes gold a commodity. Some say gold is a hedge against inflation. It is not."
(Blair DuQuesnay)
Markets
- How major asset classes performed in January 2019. (capitalspectator.com)
- A secret history of the 'Super Bowl indicator.' (jasonzweig.com)
Strategy
- You should at least be earning 2% on your cash these days. (wsj.com)
- The best alternative investments of the past decade were plain vanilla. (morningstar.com)
- Why you can safely ignore much of financial TV. (retirementfieldguide.com)
Finance
- PG&E Corp. ($PCG) declared bankruptcy. So why is its stock up? (wsj.com)
- Just when you thought things couldn't get any better for Renaissance Technologies employees... (bloomberg.com)
- The credit default swaps market is having a bit of an existential crisis. (economist.com)
Apple
- Why Apple ($AAPL) is at-risk of losing their lead in contactless payments. (qz.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is now the privacy protector among the big tech companies. (wsj.com)
Funds
- The race to a zero-fee ETF is a very short race. (riabiz.com)
- A closer look at Vanguard's factor ETFs. (qz.com)
- Just how value-y is your value fund? (aaii.com)
- When Ted Seides met Jack Bogle. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Here are the finalists for the 2018 ETF.com Awards. (etf.com)
Economy
- The January NFP report showed continued strong jobs growth. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Prime-age workers are returning to the workforce. (blogs.wsj.com)
- The shale boom has US refiners in short supply of heavier, dirtier forms of crude oil. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: the wizarding world. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: shots on goal. (abnormalreturns.com)