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Quote of the Day
"If my generation appreciated the spirit of Levi’s 501s a century after they were invented, there is no reason why future teenagers will not. Levi’s are not always in fashion but they will always have the potential to become fashionable once more."
(John Gapper)
Markets
- If you haven't looked in awhile a 2.61% 10-year Treasury yield might surprise you. (axios.com)
- China is leading the markets higher in 2019. (capitalspectator.com)
Strategy
- Is 'simple' value investing dead? (blog.validea.com)
- Stop putting credence into vague analyst terms like 'cautiously optimistic.' (matthewgarrott.com)
- Why buy a hedge fund when you can invest in risk premia directly? (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Cryptocurrencies
Apple
- Breaking down how Apple ($AAPL) makes money off services. (theverge.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) announced new, upgraded AirPods. (engadget.com)
- What you get with the new iMacs. (computerworld.com)
Companies
- New Disney ($DIS) is a global entertainment behemoth. (nytimes.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) is jumping into online gaming. (9to5google.com)
Finance
- US companies are heading across the pond to issue Euro-denominated debt. (wsj.com)
- Investment professionals increasingly get their information from social media. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Real estate
- Real estate brokers are now under legal assault for their fee practices. (marketwatch.com)
- What do you get for 6% commissions? (fattailedandhappy.com)
Funds
- Thematic ETFs take advantage of stories. (morningstar.com)
- Blackrock ($BLK) will charge institutions 1.25 bp for its S&P 500 index fund. (wsj.com)
- Goldman Sachs ($GS) is buying Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services. (investmentnews.com)
- These are the 15 most traded ETFs in the US. (etf.com)
Global
- Europe is the new Japan. (wsj.com)
- Monaco is one of the hottest property markets in the world. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: driving through the fog. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Life is too complicated for you to have a "Number." What you need is optionality. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: hiring and firing. (abnormalreturns.com)