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Quote of the day
“We think small asset managers will expand their product lineups and new entrants will seek to join the ETF industry, particularly with thematic offerings.” – Todd Rosenbluth
Chart of the day
Uncertainty is taking its toll on consumer sentiment. (@sentimentrader)
Markets
- Just how big has the historical equity risk premium been? (marketwatch.com)
- What's it going to take to see some emerging market equity outperformance? (ft.com)
Strategy
- Why taking on corporate credit risk isn't worth it for most investors. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- On the benefits of a mindful pause. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
WeWork
- The vision of the Softbank Vision Fund is increasingly coming under scrutiny. (nytimes.com)
- The biggest complaint is that too much capital, too soon distorted the vision for the companies funded. (wsj.com)
Companies
- What happens to Facebook's ($FB) Instagram if all the content comes from digital factories? (wsj.com)
- Amazon's ($AMZN) Twitch wants to break out of its gaming niche. (nytimes.com)
- Uber ($UBER) wants greater share of your life. (theverge.com)
- Is the writing on the wall for Apple ($AAPL) TV? (macworld.com)
Finance
Funds
- Target-date fund fees are next on the chopping block. (wsj.com)
- Which countries pay the highest fund fees? (morningstar.com)
- FTSE Russell held off on adding Chinese government bonds to its key benchmarks (wsj.com)
Economy
- Truck tonnage is still on the rise. (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- 40 US states show increasing economic activity. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: memory mistakes. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: valuations today. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Filling the vacuum where status anxiety lives. (abnormalreturns.com)
