Thursdays are all about longform links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the rise of the ETF.
Non-finance
- Time is running out for the big media companies to make the transition to digital. (redef.com)
- An oral history of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. (ca.complex.com)
- Miami Beach is sinking. At best some fixes will save it some time. (politico.com)
- How to beat writer's block. (newyorker.com)
Finance
- Meet the DIY quants who have left Wall Street behind. (bloomberg.com)
- Creativity in investing is important, but implementation matters as well. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- A history (and future of) alternative lending. (forbes.com)
- The ultimate collection of views on secular stagnation and productivity mis-measurement. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- What the rise of AWS tells us about the future of Amazon ($AMZN). (stratechery.com)
- The 'traitorous 8' and the birth of Silicon Valley. (investingcaffeine.com)
- Fannie and Freddie aren't going away any time soon. Bethany McLean on how to "mend" them. (washingtonmonthly.com)