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Quote of the Day
"The risk of misusing words like that [unprecedented] is that when something that is truly, uniquely off the charts unprecedented, we may miss out just how powerful it is."
(Barry Ritholtz)
Markets
- How major asset classes performed in August. (capitalspectator.com)
- Short-term bond ETFs are seeing an exodus of assets. (msn.com)
Tesla
- A technical reason why Tesla ($TSLA) and Apple ($AAPL) are seeing post-split pops. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) is on the verge of overtaking Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) in market cap. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Retail trading
- Robinhood traders attract a lot of attention, but don't do much to move stocks. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Want to profit off of all those individual stock trades? Think HFT like Virtu ($VIRT). (wsj.com)
- The major online brokers are hiring like crazy. (riabiz.com)
FOMO
- Strategies to deal with investing FOMO. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Why comparing anything other asset class to the S&P 500 is going to cause envy. (finance.yahoo.com)
- How portfolio rebalancing can help offset your worst impulses. (evidenceinvestor.com)
Crypto
Retail
- What does Walmart's ($WMT) new subscription service, Walmart+, get you? (techcrunch.com)
- Amazon's ($AMZN) dream of a drone delivery fleet is closer to reality. (gizmodo.com)
- Can Australia force Facebook ($FB) and Google ($GOOGL) to pay for the news? (wired.com)
- Should Google's ($GOOGL) ad exchange be regulated like the stock market? (wired.com)
Finance
- Japan's 'trading companies' are acting more like private equity these days. (wsj.com)
- Investors are (gasp) talking about whether Seth Klarman has lost his fastball. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Global
- Global shipping rates have bounced back since their pandemic lows. (wsj.com)
- A pandemic-induced battle is brewing over Australia's superannuation system. (ft.com)
Economy
- As support runs out, more small businesses are deciding to call it quits. (nytimes.com)
- The coin distribution problem in the US is only getting worse. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Research links: the underlying structure of things. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Adviser links: a shrinking demographic. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Every Friday I send out five links for advisers to help them think a little differently about the world. Sign up now! (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
