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Quote of the day
“You can outperform in your investments, outperform your competitors, outperform your neighbors, outperform everything else – and still not meet your goals in life.” – Jeremy Walter
Chart of the day

No business is safe, but some are safe longer. (Safal Niveshak)
Markets
- The flipside of a value stock bear market is a growth stock bubble. (barrons.com)
- Just how big has the rotation in stocks been of late? (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Investors hates long-short equity and macro hedge funds strategies of late. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Strategy
- You can't win the investing race if you don't survive. (novelinvestor.com)
- Four ways to rebalance your portfolio without paying additional taxes. (morningstar.com)
- One investor's not-so-great experience with Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Fund. (morningstar.com)
Alterna-meats
- How Costco ($COST) is planning to enter the fake meat arena. (barrons.com)
- McDonald's ($MCD) is now testing an alternative meat Beyond ($BYND) Burger. (news.yahoo.com)
Companies
- Amazon ($AMZN) wants Alexa to follow you everywhere. (nytimes.com)
- Why consumers love Apple's ($AAPL) 'walled garden.' (asymco.com)
IPOs
- The vast majority of companies now going public are unprofitable. (ritholtz.com)
- Peloton ($PTON) is now public. (barrons.com)
Finance
Fund management
- SEC passes new 'ETF Rule' which streamlines process for new funds to get to market. (etf.com)
- The index fund revolution is not going to bypass bond funds. (msn.com)
- How to spot a 'zombie ETF.' (wealthmanagement.com)
Global
MBA
- Is a MBA still worth it? (wsj.com)
- MBA programs are boosting financial aid packages to stay competitive. (businessinsider.com)
Economy
- Weekly initial unemployment claims are stuck at historical lows. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The Chemical Activity Barometer rose in September. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: valuations today. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: blank checks for education. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Filling the vacuum where status anxiety lives. (abnormalreturns.com)