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Quote of the Day
"In other words, I’d stop thinking of bonds as a source of yield or as a diversifier for stocks. Instead, think of them as way to generate cash if the stock market is in the toilet."
(Jonathan Clements)
Low yields
- The temptation to try and boost the return on your 'safe' assets right now is pretty overwhelming. (wsj.com)
- Consider carefully before selling down your bond allocation due to low yields. (parametricportfolio.com)
- When Treasury bonds yield next to nothing, what is a retiree to do? (nytimes.com)
- Finding any yield on cash reserves these days is pretty tough. (wsj.com)
Strategy
- Investing lessons from the Harvard endowment. (marketwatch.com)
- There's nothing wrong with portfolio turnover as long as it serves a purpose. (microcapclub.com)
- Why balancing strategy risk(s) makes sense. (seekingalpha.com)
Companies
- A coronavirus vaccine isn't going to upend the consumer trends initiated by pandemic. (howardlindzon.com)
- Why big restaurant chains are able the handle pandemic requirements better than independent restaurants. (wsj.com)
Finance
- How a hedge fund manager came to be the Chairman of MGM Holdings Inc. (wsj.com)
- Despite all the talk, the number of Chinese companies listed in the US is growing. (ft.com)
- A recap of the busy week in SPAC filings. (news.crunchbase.com)
Billionaires
- Why you shouldn't take financial advice from billionaires. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- What is behind Ken Griffin's spending spree on luxury residences? (wsj.com)
- The demand for private islands is off the charts. (nytimes.com)
Global
- Countries that contained the coronavirus are back on a track towards growth. (ft.com)
- Economic optimism in Europe has diminished as a second wave spreads. (nytimes.com)
- England's Covid-19 test positivity is soaring. (vox.com)
- Prior hotspots are once again seeing a resurgence in cases. (ft.com)
Policy
- Why 2020 could be a record year for voting. (theatlantic.com)
- How the pandemic will reshape health care spending. (morningstar.com)
- The pandemic backed up America's court system that is only knowing being resolved. (theatlantic.com)
- Patrons of Trump properties have been unusually successful in winning federal contracts. (nytimes.com)
- How 'baby bonds' could help close the racial wealth gap. (morningstar.com)
Homeless
- The homeless population in America are getting older (nytimes.com)
- A study shows giving the homeless cash can help on a number of levels. (cbc.ca)
Economy
- Q3 and Q4 GDP estimates compared. (econbrowser.com)
- US heavy truck sales are down 26% year-over-year. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's big economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The states hardest hit economically in pandemic. (visualcapitalist.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Coronavirus links: a clear signal. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Incremental solutions in pursuit of a clear goal beat the pointless pursuit of perfection. (abnormalreturns.com)
- October ESG links: unhelpful buzzwords. (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)
Mixed media
- The pandemic caused job seekers to shift toward larger, more established firms. (nber.org)
- Online dating sites are seeing a surge in activity as people try to couple up in pandemic. (nytimes.com)
- The US is facing a shortage of Mason jars. (cnn.com)
- Dungeons and Dragons is seeing a pandemic-led revival in interest. (latimes.com)
