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Quote of the Day
"The fact that Bitcoin has no intrinsic value (the way a stock or bond does) doesn’t mean it’s headed to zero. It just means that Bitcoin has become totally untethered from its original purpose."
(James Surowiecki)
Markets
- Penny stock volume is off the charts. (sentimentrader.com)
- The factors behind the surge in retail options trading. (economist.com)
- Big IPO pops just keep happening. (cnbc.com)
Strategy
- Investors today are going to have to get used to a new macroeconomic regime. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- 2020 is a great reminder why trying to forecast markets is futile. (ritholtz.com)
- Why you should take a look back at your 2020 investing decisions. (realreturns.blog)
Crypto
- Crypto investment firm Grayscale saw AUM surge tenfold in 2020. (markets.businessinsider.com)
- A former Bitcoin miner raises some alarm bells. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- When it comes to cryptocurrency there's Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything else. (visualcapitalist.com)
SPACs
- With so many SPACs the balance of power has shifted to potential acquisition targets. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Why are SPACs still so U.S.-centric? (qz.com)
Funds
- The pandemic did not put a dent in Renaissance Technology's Medallion Fund performance. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- American Funds is planning a big push into actively managed ETFs in 2022. (riabiz.com)
- Another example of a star fund managers seeing performance, and assets, slip away over time. (ft.com)
- ARK Invest is planning to launch the ARK Space Exploration ETF ($ARKX). (citywireusa.com)
Global
- Is is finally time for emerging market to outperform? (economist.com)
- First-time investors are flocking to the Brazilian stock market. (economist.com)
Covid
- The results from early trials of J&J's ($JNJ) Covid vaccine look promising. (statnews.com)
- Dollar General ($DG) will pay workers to get vaccinated. (msn.com)
- Big tech companies are jointly building a digital health passport. (cnbc.com)
Economy
- Weekly initial unemployment claims are back on the rise. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- When you put money into the hands of people who need it, then spend it. (thereformedbroker.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: feelings of powerlessness. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: avoiding major blunders. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter just for advisers. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
