Markets

• The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond high an all-time low today. (crossingwallstreet.com)
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• It's hard to ignore the surge in 'green' stocks. (themacrotourist.com)
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Strategy

• On paper leverage often looks great, in practice its often a disaster. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
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• Why smaller investors nearly always fail when trying to invest like larger institutions. (morningstar.com)
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• Why investors have a tendency to attribute their wins to skill and their losses to bad luck. (rpseawright.wordpress.com)
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Brokerage

• ‘We’ll take on Schwab. We’ll take on Fidelity.’—James Gorman, Morgan Stanley CEO (wsj.com)
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• Four reasons why Morgan Stanley ($MS) bought E*Trade ($ETFC). (ft.com)
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• For the deal to work, the combined entity is going to need more 'wallet share' from E*Trade's customers. (investmentnews.com)
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• Interactive Brokers ($IBKR) talked about a deal with E*Trade. (marketwatch.com)
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• The best online brokers of 2020 ranked with Fidelity and Interactive Brokers coming out on top. (barrons.com)
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• Be careful the fine line between commission-free trading on some apps. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
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Finance

• Investment banking revenue fell 4% last year to its lowest level since 2008. (ft.com)
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• Private equity performance consistency has declined. (institutionalinvestor.com)
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Funds

• Here is the full list of 2019 ETF.com Award finalists. (etf.com)
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Global

• Emerging market bond issuers are once again focusing on the US dollar. (wsj.com)
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• The US dollar is surging against the Yen. (themacrotourist.com)
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Economy

• What economic forecasters can learn from weather forecasters. (ft.com)
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Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Podcast links: launching a fund. (abnormalreturns.com)
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• What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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• Startup links: tech vs. the tech press. (abnormalreturns.com)
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• When it comes to investing there is a big difference between random and wrong. (abnormalreturns.com)
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• Our lives are filled with stuff, most of which is disposable. (abnormalreturns.com)
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• Italy is a study in contrast: tourists want in, the youth want out. (abnormalreturns.com)
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Mixed media

• Nine ways to make work less awful including 'meeting-free' days. (wsj.com)
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• As yourself these questions before quitting a job. (hbr.org)
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• Three steps to making a panel discussion better. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
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