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Quote of the Day
"In Manhattan, the homeless shelters are full, and the luxury skyscrapers are vacant."
(Derek Thompson)
Chart of the Day

Next week will mark the 40th anniversary of gold’s generational peak.
Markets
- The 2008 market debacle is becoming a distant memory for many investors. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- We haven't had a 1% move in the S&P 500 in months. (wsj.com)
- The persistence of this rally has been remarkable. (quantifiableedges.com)
Strategy
- Long-term stock winners don't go straight up. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- How the Mendelson family took over and turned Heico ($HEI) around. (forbes.com)
Crypto
- Libra put central banks on notice that digital currencies are coming whether they like it or not. (ft.com)
- IEOs are the new ICOs. (qz.com)
Companies
- How Boeing ($BA) lost it corporate culture to finance-types. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Why you are unlikely to get an edit button on Twitter ($TWTR) any time soon. (wired.com)
- To survive and thrive, Casper ($CSPR) is going to have convince Wall Street of a path to profitability. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- Mark Wahlberg-backed fitness company F45 has filed to go public. (bloomberg.com)
ETFs
- The ETF Deathwatch for December 2019. (investwithanedge.com)
- A look at Blackrock's ($BLK) lineup of ESG funds. (etf.com)
Commercial real estate
- Amazon ($AMZN) wasn't just looking for economic incentives for HQ2. (wsj.com)
- Opportunity zone funds are already coming under investigation for abuses. (nytimes.com)
Residential real estate
- It's going to take awhile to work off all the luxury condo inventory in New York City. (nytimes.com)
- Almost no one is paying full-price for Greenwich, CT homes. (bloomberg.com)
- 2020 is set to see a surge in new apartments, many of which luxury in nature. (wsj.com)
Global
- Why aren't emerging markets growing faster? (economist.com)
- Japan needs to make it easier to invest in its stock market, not harder. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Economy
- National homebuilder confidence dipped in December. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Weekly initial unemployment claims are still sitting at historical lows. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: solving important problems. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: neglecting your finances. (abnormalreturns.com)