Quote of the Day
"And so for a global investor, what matters is getting exposure to the private AI space. In fact, getting a consensus portfolio within that space is probably a feature, not a bug: you really want to index the market, not make risky prop bets within it. AI beta is global alpha."
(Abraham Thomas)
Markets
- The on-the-run 30-year Treasury bond has a duration of around 14 years. (apollo.com)
- Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) is an index unto itself. (trendlabs.com)
Strategy
- How to diversify in an age of AI concentration. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Beware confirmation bias. (ritholtz.com)
ETFs
- There will soon be more ETFs than mutual funds. (thedailyupside.com)
- Why tax treatment matters for derivative income ETFs. (wealthmanagement.com)
Alternatives
- Eight myths about semiliquid funds including 'Incentive fees encourage managers to perform better'. (morningstar.com)
- Blue Owl ($OWL) stock is struggling. (wsj.com)
Venture capital
- VCs can't miss out on the AI boom. (pivotal.substack.com)
- VCs are scaling up to meet the moment. (investing101.substack.com)
Taxes
- How the pass-through entity became a tax nightmare. (theatlantic.com)
- How Switzerland taxes wealth. (washingtonpost.com)
Conflicts of interest
- Why did the CFTC pull the plug on this investigation? (bloomberg.com)
- A look at everyone who has donated to build Trump's ballroom. (wapo.st)
- On the face of it, this seems like an conflict of interest. (wsj.com)
- A strong majority of Americans believe Trump is enriching himself in office. (wapo.st)
Campaign spending
- Elon Musk is largely funding Ken Paxton's campaign. (nytimes.com)
- We've never had oligarchs drive campaign spending like they do now. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
Election integrity
- Why Secretaries of State matter for election integrity. (theconversation.com)
- Federal election meddling is well underway. (thebulwark.com)
Entitlements
- What would it take to save Social Security. (morningstar.com)
- How 'Medicare for All' could work in practice. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- How SNAP beneficiaries are getting scammed. (propublica.org)
Stay in touch
- Work in wealth management? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
Policy
- The U.S. government has never invested in private companies at this scale. (cato.org)
- Everyone agrees painting the Executive Office would damage it. The administration still wants to do it. (yahoo.com)
- No, seriously, how did we get here? (feld.com)
Economy
- What is the right interest rate for the economy? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (economicweekly.substack.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)







