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Quote of the Day
"Let’s face it: We are living in a culture where lies and half-truths are normalized, mostly because there aren’t many people who can look beyond their own selfish needs. We are all just looking to get paid."
(Om Malik)
Markets
- Oxford University just issued a 100-year bond with a 2.54% yield. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Chinese stocks are having a good start to the year. (capitalspectator.com)
Strategy
- Here are 12 investing sins you should avoid including 'hyperactivity.' (humbledollar.com)
- Investing is a combintation of skill and chance. Which means luck plays a role. (oaktreecapital.com)
Real estate
- How Aventura Mall, a shopping complex between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, maintains near 100% occupancy. (nytimes.com)
- Strip-center shops look like a better bet than malls. (wsj.com)
Amazon
- Amazon ($AMZN) and FedEx ($FDX) are back on speaking terms. (cnbc.com)
- Why Costco ($COST) is Amazon ($AMZN) proof. (businessinsider.com)
- Why online reviews are increasingly unreliable. (ft.com)
Finance
Fund management
- A first-hand account of losing your firm's biggest mandate. (blog.validea.com)
- Ben Johnson, "Vanguard's ETF-as-a-share-class structure has several benefits and one key drawback: a unique source of tax risk that is absent in stand-alone ETFs." (morningstar.com)
- How much stock is too much for any one investment manager to own? (ft.com)
Global
- Germany's economy only grew 0.6% last year. (ft.com)
- Why Japanese men don't typically take paternity leave. (nytimes.com)
Work
- Before you take a new job, how can you assess cultural fit? (wsj.com)
- Being your authentic self takes less energy and emotion than trying to wear different personas. (medium.com)
- Overcoming doubters can be highly motivating. (hbr.org)
- Nobody feels overpaid. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
Economy
- Small business optimism dipped in December. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
- 2020 should be a better year for US manufacturing. (axios.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: neglecting your finances. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: seeking truth in data. (abnormalreturns.com)
