Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at facing a mid-career crisis.
Investing
- Amy Whyte, "Consulting firms wield disproportionate influence over where institutional investors invest their capital, and these firms advise on roughly two thirds of institutional assets in the United States..." (institutionalinvestor.com)
- The downfall of once-respected personal finance journalist Jordan Goodman. (nytimes.com)
- Bill Gross' demons are still present in retirement. (ft.com)
Mindfulness
- M. M. Owen, "Slow, deep breathing is probably the oldest folk remedy on Earth." (aeon.co)
- Why many Americans are turning to (secular) Buddhism. (theatlantic.com)
Food
- Dairy farming, even in Wisconsin, is a really difficult proposition. (jsonline.com)
- How Aldi transformed grocery shopping in the UK. (theguardian.com)
Art
- Secrets of the world's most prolific art thief. (gq.com)
- China loves amber. Hence a 'Baltic gold rush.' (ft.com)
Longform
- Why confirmation bias is so difficult for us to overcome. (rpseawright.wordpress.com)
- Was the sharing economy always a scam? (onezero.medium.com)
- A conflict of interest: when hospital systems invest in medical device startups. (healthcaredive.com)
- Rachel Leingang, "Arizona State University President Michael Crow embraces the innovation thing, ASU's ultimate brand." (azcentral.com)
- A profile of the world's fittest CEO. (bloomberg.com)
- The golden age of the 'man cave' has since passed. (vox.com)
- Why Americans love ice (cubes). (tedium.co)
