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Quote of the Day
"Except for rare instances, it will be imprudent to compare an individuals’ portfolio performance to the S&P 500."
(David Schawel)
Strategy
- Don't let certain well-worn stories get you off track. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Some classic quotes including: "Being right keeps you in place. Being wrong forces you to explore." - Steven Johnson (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Change takes longer than you think. (scheplick.com)
Companies
- Details on Uber's IPO are coming out. (reuters.com)
- WeWork is spending like crazy. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
ETFs
- Morningstar has begun rating and writing research reports on model ETF portfolios. (citywireusa.com)
- A review of the not-so-hot value ETF space. (morningstar.com)
- Some ETFs are shorted many times over. (etf.com)
Global
- Sending money across borders is now cheaper and easier than ever. (economist.com)
- Companies are finding more oil. (axios.com)
Economy
- Why does the IRS offer a free tax-filing service? Because Intuit and H&R Block don't want them to. (propublica.org)
- The US is not as bad off demographically as part of Europe and Asia but we still need more people. (bloomberg.com)
- Billionaires are full of ideas on how to reform the economy. (ritholtz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: perfect portfolios. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The art of investment decision making. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: the OG quant. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Software, marketplaces and institutionalizing the wine market. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- A Q&A with Brad Stulberg co-author of "The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life." (behavioralscientist.org)
- Tyler Cowen's "Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero" is out. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Eight ways to read more books. (hbr.org)