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Quote of the Day
"Investment management is a commodity whose market price has dropped close to zero, whereas the advice and judgment of a good financial planner can do wonders for your net worth."
(Jason Zweig)
Markets
- No matter how you slice it, international equities have broken their downtrend. (stockcharts.com)
- Bull markets don't die of old age. (barrons.com)
- One of these days value will outpeform growth, just don't hold your breath waiting for it. (barrons.com)
- It's not obvious how individual investors should assess a pundit's credibility. (dashofinsight.com)
Strategy
- Managing yourself is harder than managing a portfolio. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Lessons learned from five market crashes. (humbledollar.com)
- How to scratch that speculation itch without blowing up your portfolio. (nytimes.com)
Apple
- Now Apple ($AAPL) is lagging on the camera front. (theverge.com)
- Don't buy Airpods unless you are willing to replace them in a few years. (nytimes.com)
Finance
- The NYSE and Nasdaq are duking it out for Unicorn IPO listings. (wsj.com)
- Don't investing in private equity if you need the money...anytime soon. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- ETF trading giant Jane Street is moving into corporate bonds. (wsj.com)
Funds
- Why fund fees can fall below 0%. (nytimes.com)
- The SEC is sniffing around the ETF industry. (barrons.com)
- A cop turned derivatives trader is working to expose how much investor pay in fees. (evidenceinvestor.com)
Society
- Americans distrust social media, but still use it anyway. (nbcnews.com)
- Pinning every trend on Millennials is just lazy. (slate.com)
- The US is facing a "happiness recession." (theatlantic.com)
Economy
- The economy isn't booming but its doing okay. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- Now everybody on Wall Street is talking about MMT. (nytimes.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returtns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Your stuff should spark joy, not fill a self-storage unit. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: re-defining meat. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How to start reading more: a few simple hacks. (abnormalreturns.com)