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Quote of the Day
"We fear rare events like stock-market crashes and hyperinflation, when we should be focused instead on the mundane, like broad diversification and keeping costs low."
(Barry Ritholtz)
Markets
- 19 years ago the Nasdaq had its worst week ever. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Professional investors are bearish. Individual investors are bullish. Something's gotta give. (themacrotourist.com)
- A bad year in the bond market is like a bad day in the stock market. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Why coffee prices keep falling in the face of rising demand. (wsj.com)
Strategy
- The greatest lie about factor investing is that it is easy. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- Assessing management is important but not at all easy. (safalniveshak.com)
Crypto
Food
- A big profile of Kroger ($KR) in the age of online grocery shopping. (wsj.com)
- Beyond Meat ($BYND) has filed to go public. (businessinsider.com)
Finance
- Rising demand is making it easier for private equity firms to raise fees. (ft.com)
- Odd lot bond trading is getting automated. (bloomberg.com)
Funds
Global
- Canadian consumers are living on the edge. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- Sovereign wealth funds are there to try and bridge the oil era. (ft.com)
Economy
- The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) rose in March. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Why aren't more people tapping their home equity? (housingwire.com)
- What would be the policy response to the next recession? (econbrowser.com)
- Twenty percent of 65 year old Americans are still working. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: blind allegiance. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Teaching the basics of financial literacy with Tony Isola. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)