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Quote of the Day
"How did GameStop happen? It just did. It can’t be quantified. There are no easy heroes or villains. The reasons are lost in the shadows of human folly.
(Eddy Elfenbein)
Markets
- Retail investors have a new Mt. Rushmore of investing heroes. (bloomberg.com)
- Long term investors should try to ignore the market goings on. (nytimes.com)
Market history
- This week will go down in market history. (blairbellecurve.com)
- The biggest short squeeze of the past century. (novelinvestor.com)
- The story of a guy who cornered a stock but still lost. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
Crypto
- Coinbase is going public via a direct listing. (wsj.com)
- If you are going to hold Bitcoin you have to stomach a lot of volatility. (ospreyfunds.io)
- Dogecoin has attracted the attention of the WSB crowd. (markets.businessinsider.com)
Streaming
- Streaming services using different strategies to try to catch up with Netflix ($NFLX). (theringer.com)
- 'Wonder Woman 1984' has boosted HBO Max subscriptions. (variety.com)
- Why more sports rights are going to end up on streaming services. (ft.com)
Finance
- Citron Research is getting out of the short selling research business. (msn.com)
- The NBA has opened to door to private equity owning minority stakes in teams. (sportico.com)
- By this measure venture capital had a good 2020. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Funds
- How the rising popularity of target-date funds has changed fund flows. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- Franklin Templeton ($BEN) saw big fund outflows in 2020. (ft.com)
Global
Economy
Pandemic
- Pandemic has been a boon for plastic surgery. (marker.medium.com)
- Why many people won't return to the gym, post-pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Once written off, QR codes have had a big comeback in pandemic. (nytimes.com)
- 2020 was a big year for ATM thieves. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: the business of gaming. (abnormalreturns.com)
- This is NOT a post about GameStop. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: evaporated friendships. (abnormalreturns.com)
- When the hype fades: the case of thematic ETFs. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Tired of reading? Listen to your favorite bloggers read some their recent posts on 'The Goldmine.' (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)
