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Quote of the Day
"Investing is not a morality play, and there are no virtuous ways of making money. The distinction between investing and speculating is not only a fine one, but very much in the eyes of the beholder."
(Aswath Damodaran)
Markets
- Easy definitions of bearish and bullish are hard to come by in 2020. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Emerging markets have been underperforming the US for a decade. (allstarcharts.com)
Strategy
- How inattention can be an edge. (systematicindividualinvestor.com)
- Why you always need to look under the hood of any index. (humbledollar.com)
Crypto
Alternatives
- The music royalty market is heating up: this time with a big Calvin Harris deal. (variety.com)
- Sports collectibles may be fun but they aren't a great investment. (sportico.com)
Employee finances
- UPS ($UPS) is going to begin offering workers a way to build up an emergency savings fund. (wsj.com)
- Workers are highly sensitive to how companies set up matching 401(k) contributions. (hbr.org)
- Workers who participate in both 401(k) and stock purchase plans save more. (thinkadvisor.com)
- How to improve corporate financial wellness programs. (blogs.wsj.com)
Policy
- The great divide in America is between those who care about politics and those that don't. (nytimes.com)
- The cost of filing taxes is only going up over time. (nber.org)
- This is a good example of unbundling the police. (marginalrevolution.com)
- People are waiting in long lines to vote is a feature, not a bug. (propublica.org)
- The pandemic has been hard for everyone but especially for the more vulnerable in society. (bloomberg.com)
Economy
- A sign of hope in pandemic: a surge in new businesses. (msn.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Coronavirus links: a lack of silver bullets. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A post to bring you up-to-date on some goings on including a podcast I did with the Validea guys. (abnormalreturns.com)
- When it comes to the stock market don’t underestimate the power of ‘learning by doing.’ (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)
