Quote of the Day
"By hero-worshiping these tech moguls, however, we are at risk of outsourcing our most vital policies to self-interested businessmen who care little for how their decisions affect the general public."
(Noam Cohen)
Funds
- ETFs affiliated with charities are on the rise. (marketwatch.com)
- Why the index fund was in some ways inevitable. (humbledollar.com)
Books
- Some books Morgan Housel recommends including "American Moonshot" by Douglas Brinkley. (collaborativefund.com)
- 13 books Barack Obama recommends including “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr. (cnbc.com)
- The 15 best non-fiction books of 2021 including “The Scout Mindset” by Julia Galef. (bloomberg.com)
Policy
- It's gotten harder to count jobs in the midst of the pandemic. (wsj.com)
- The Biden administration is looking to make it easier for Americans seeking benefits and other services. (protocol.com)
- Health care prices are vary wildly just a few blocks apart. (wsj.com)
- The U.S. can't beat China by scaring off scientists. (theatlantic.com)
- Demand is once again on the rise at food banks. (washingtonpost.com)
Economy
- Tanking the economy to calm inflation doesn't make a ton of sense. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- It's hard to talk about inflation without mentioning the big shifts underway in the global economy. (ryanavent.substack.com)
- Why the global supply chain is likely to remain clogged for awhile. (wsj.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: two major strains. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)