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Quote of the Day
"The popularity of passive investing isn’t new at all, it’s a throwback to the days of people focusing on their own work and careers, not trying to pick managers and become part-time market speculators."
(Josh Brown)
Markets
- Thinking about low interest rates as a sign of risk aversion. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- Risk-parity strategies are not going to blow up the markets. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- 25 Warren Buffett quotes on simplicity, temperament and value. (visualcapitalist.com)
Crypto
Amazon
- Why the rise of Amazon ($AMZN) is unique in market history. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Amazon's delivery infrastructure just keeps growing. (wsj.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) REALLY wants you to buy their own brands. (washingtonpost.com)
IPOs
- WeWork's public data is lacking. (nytimes.com)
- A Peloton bike takes up decent amount of space. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Finance
Funds
- The battle over close-end fund boards is getting ugly. (wsj.com)
- Good writers make for better hedge fund managers. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Insurance companies are upping their use of ETFs. (indexologyblog.com)
Energy
- Saudi Aramco is reportedly planning a two-stage IPO process. (wsj.com)
- The oil field in Kazakhstan just keeps pumping. (nytimes.com)
- Alaska's oil production has been in decline for decades. (axios.com)
- Big Oil is investing more in clean energy startups. (ft.com)
Economy
- Still no sign of a sustained rise in weekly initial unemployment claims. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Can the US resist the pull of negative interest rates around the world? (capitalspectator.com)
- Millennials are not unique. Every generation has to face a recession (or two). (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: real value metrics. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: when enough is enough. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The Swensen Portfolio, Financial Fraud and the Return Gap. (abnormalreturns.com)