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Quote of the Day
"The screens we carry with us as constant companions don’t amplify or support our natural ways of being, they instead push us into an entirely new mode of existence."
(Cal Newport)
Markets
- Laying out the market melt-up scenario. (blog.yardeni.com)
- Net-net interest rates haven't done much the past few months. (capitalspectator.com)
Strategy
- The opportunity set for investors today is bigger than ever. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- Some things to be thankful in Finance this year around. (bpsandpieces.com)
- Everybody's definition of happy is different. (bonefidewealth.com)
Crypto
- Questions still remain about the downfall of Quadriga and founder Gerald Cotten. (vanityfair.com)
- Crypto-related stocks have not been killing it of late. (wsj.com)
Companies
- Other retailers are going to have a hard time matching Amazon's ($AMZN) one-day shipping reach. (wsj.com)
- Deere ($DE) is getting pummeled by the trade war. (markets.businessinsider.com)
Finance
- Auditing watchdog the PCAOB is a hot mess. (fortune.com)
- The NYSE and Nasdaq want to make the direct listing process easier. (ft.com)
- Blank check IPOs are set to hit a record in 2019. (wsj.com)
- The Nasdaq is set to beat the NYSE in 2019 IPO listings. (ft.com)
Fund management
- European investors have been much slower to kick the active management habit. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- UTIMCO going out on a limb with the selection of two 'strategic partners.' (institutionalinvestor.com)
Saudi Aramco IPO
- The Saudis are looking to their neighbors for orders for Saudi Aramco. (ft.com)
- The risks of the Saudi Aramco IPO are many. (washingtonpost.com)
Location
- Amsterdam is benefiting from Brexit uncertainty. (fortune.com)
- Why real estate investors are avoiding Chicago like the plague. (chicagobusiness.com)
- Want to find a Microsoft Store? Look for an Apple Store first. (media.thinknum.com)
Economy
- Still no sustained pick-up in weekly initial unemployment claims. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Housing look supportive of the economy. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: higher standards of living, (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (osam.com)
- Research links: divergent minds. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Shifting gears in retirement isn’t easy. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- Once you realized you can't keep up with all the new content out there it changes your perspective on things. (heleo.com)
- The real cost of a book isn't the $20 you spend on Amazon, it is the time spent reading it. (rationalwalk.com)
- Another nice review for Bill Bryson's new book "The Body: A Guide for Occupants." (wsj.com)
