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Quote of the Day
"I still think that too many people treat the financial markets as something they aren’t – a place where they might get rich or a place where they can make fast money."
(Cullen Roche)
Chart of the Day
It’s official. The 30 year mortgage rate is at a record-low. (via @charliebiello)
Rates
- US Treasury notes and bonds hit new record lows overnight. (finance.yahoo.com)
- The last few years are evidence that interest rates need not revert back to historical norms. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Banks are buying Treasuries to hedge their mortgage positions. (wsj.com)
- Refi activity has soared putting banks behind the eight ball. (wsj.com)
- What the CEO of Quicken Loans thinks about the current mortgage market. (marketwatch.com)
Strategy
- Why putting money into T-bills is not 'risk-free.' (mebfaber.com)
- Want to double your money? You can, but it will take you 20 years in EE savings bonds. (humbledollar.com)
- Why it's so tempting to try and catch a falling knife. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- The best advice is often the most simple. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Retail
- Kroger ($KR) has seen a surge in Covid-19 related buying. (wsj.com)
- Stores are limiting the purchase of certain products in the face of panic buying. (cnn.com)
- Why you don't need to stockpile water for Covid-19. (slate.com)
Business
- If they didn't before, companies now to have to plan for situations like Covid-19. (marker.medium.com)
- Small businesses aren't going to get a lot of relief from a 50bp rate cut. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Gig workers are going to take a big hit from Covid-19. (ft.com)
ETFs
- BNY Mellon is launching zero fee, aggregate bond and core large cap equity ETFs. (investmentnews.com)
- Just how much more tax-efficient are ETFs vs. mutual funds? (morningstar.com)
- A look at the ETF Deathwatch for February 2020. (investwithanedge.com)
Covid-19
- Two scenarios on how Covid-19 will play out if it isn't contained. (statnews.com)
- Breaking down who is most at-risk of Covid-19. (popsci.com)
- Just how contagious is Covid-19? (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Why it's smart to keep children away from school even if they are not at high-risk. (nytimes.com)
- Are you helping or hurting when it comes to spreading bad information about Covid-19? (ft.com)
Economy
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: advice giving. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Nobody wants to pay for content, but you ultimately pay for content one way or another. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: employee entitlement. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Redirect your fear into a more productive option like refinancing your mortgage. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Monthly ESG links: compounding the confusion. (abnormalreturns.com)
