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Abnormal Returns
22h ago
Books
An excerpt from "Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters" by Brian Klaas. (behavioralscientist.org)
An excerpt from "The Age of Grievance" by Frank Bruni. (theatlantic.com)
A Q&A with Erin A. Cech author of "The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality." (annehelen.substack.com)
An excerpt from "Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges" by Bernadette McDonald. (thewalrus.ca)
An excerpt from "Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show" by Tommy Tomlinson ..read more
Abnormal Returns
2d ago
Banking
The number of bank branches in the U.S. peaked in 2012. (sherwood.news)
Where SVB's business stands as JP Morgan ($JPM) looks to make inroads. (bloomberg.com)
ETFs
Where active ETFs are growing fastest. (morningstar.com)
The iShares Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) is a runaway hit. (theblock.co)
Retail investors trade leveraged ETFs way too much. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
TikTok
The clock is now ticking for a TikTok divestiture. (theverge.com)
Does TikTok have a legal case to overturn the divestiture bill? (sherwood.news)
Even if TikTok survives, it is likely to be damaged. (spyglass ..read more
Abnormal Returns
2d ago
Podcasts
Carl Richards talks with Farnoosh Torabi money lessons learned. (50fires.com)
Matt Ziegler talks with Justin Castelli about the intersection of life and investing. (youtube.com)
Barry Ritholtz talks closet indexing with Andrew Slimmon who is Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. (ritholtz.com)
Jim Dahle talks with Britt Williams Baker, who is the co-founder of Dow Janes, a company focused on financial education for women. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Retirement
Retirement is filled with all sort of irreversible decisions. (humbledollar.com)
The double-edge sword of ..read more
Abnormal Returns
3d ago
Geopolitics
A look at how geopolitical events affect the stock market. (carsongroup.com)
Why we fear doing nothing during a geopolitical crisis. (behaviouralinvestment.com)
Strategy
Investors need to understand history and be willing to look ahead. (morningstar.com)
Why people make seemingly bad financial decisions. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
Companies
Meta ($META) never wants to be at the mercy of Apple ($AAPL). (stratechery.com)
Starbucks ($SBUX) has some $2.2 billion stored in its rewards program. (sherwood.news)
Amazon ($AMZN) has installed more than 17,000 chargers at about 120 warehouse ..read more
Abnormal Returns
3d ago
Research
A closer look at hedge fund industry performance. (alphaarchitect.com)
How to suss out intangible-rich international companies. (sparklinecapital.com)
Quality and low vol are not synonymous. (insights.finominal.com)
For generative AI to work in investing it needs the right kind of data, and a lot of it. (acadian-asset.com)
How green investors affect market equilibria. (papers.ssrn.com)
Better fund managers are paid more. (papers.ssrn.com)
On conference calls, corporate executives talk a lot more about customers than employees. (papers.ssrn.com)
Why you should read "Missing Billionair ..read more
Abnormal Returns
4d ago
Markets
Commodities are having a standout 2024. (capitalspectator.com)
When did investing become so political? (economist.com)
ETFs
Grayscale's Bitcoin Mini Trust will have a 0.15% expense ratio. (coindesk.com)
More mutual fund to ETF conversions are coming. (advisorhub.com)
Finance
The NYSE is testing 24-hour trading. (on.ft.com)
Want a stake in a hot AI startup? Think SPV. (theinformation.com)
Global
The war in Ukraine has pushed up defense spending around the globel (awealthofcommonsense.com)
South Korea's economic growth is slowing. (ft.com)
Finland's border with Russia is now large ..read more
Abnormal Returns
4d ago
Podcasts
Brian Portnoy talks human-centric advice with Kelsey McKenna and Zachary Conway of Seeds Investor. (youtube.com)
Larry Sprung talks with Josh Brown about his path to wealth management. (mitlinmoneymindset.libsyn.com)
Jordan Haynes talks with Justin Castelli about his transition into life planning, especially for financial advisers. (getelements.com)
Frazer Rice talks with Christopher Holtby about the role of a directed trustee. (youtube.com)
Daniel Crosby talks with Jane Adshead Grant about about becoming a better listener. (standarddeviationspod.com)
The biz
Charles Schwab ($SCHW ..read more
Abnormal Returns
5d ago
Rates
Allan Sloan, "Don’t fall in love with your money fund." (barrons.com)
You likely don't need a long-term bond fund. (wsj.com)
Strategy
The market's most important lessons have to be experienced. (microcapclub.com)
No portfolio strategy is perfect. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
Financial trends reverse just when they seem inevitable. (humbledollar.com)
Companies
Why Boeing ($BA) took its eye off manufacturing quality. (theatlantic.com)
How success is changing Novo Nordisk ($NVO). (nytimes.com)
Chipotle ($CMG) is on a roll. (wsj.com)
Finance
Blackstone ($BX) jumped into the fray for ..read more
Abnormal Returns
1w ago
Markets
TIPS are on sale. Time to buy. (morningstar.com)
Two reasons why yields are higher this year. (carsongroup.com)
The stock-bond correlation has flipped positive. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Books
Why you should read Rob Copeland's "The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend." (advisorperspectives.com)
A review of "Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing" by Larry Swedroe. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
A preview of Dan Davies' new book "The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions – and How The World Lost it ..read more
Abnormal Returns
1w ago
Strategy
Passive investors don't change relative prices. (bloomberg.com)
A good outcome doesn't necessarily mean it was a good decision. (novelinvestor.com)
Don't change your asset allocation in response to a market pullback. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
Crypto
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ($GBTC) continues to leak assets. (wsj.com)
Bitcoin is whatever you want it to be. (coindesk.com)
Companies
How Amazon ($AMZN) gathers info on its competitors. (wsj.com)
Meta ($META) is rolling out its AI assistant platform everywhere. (engadget.com)
IPOs
Why companies are staying private for longer ..read more