Adviser links: more managed relationships
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the perils of planning during a pandemic. Quote…
Sunday links: the folly of prediction
Quote of the Day "You never can predict the economy. You can’t predict the stock market." (Peter Lynch) Chart of the Day Bank stocks have had a good run of…
Saturday links: mental and physical health
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great…
Coronavirus links: two years of knowledge
A coronavirus-focused linkfest is a weekly feature here at Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe, get a booster shotat a vaccination site near you. You can read last week’s edition here.…
Friday links: intensity and magnitude
Quote of the Day "Perhaps you can imagine what a crash is like, but only those who have lived through it truly understand the intensity and magnitude of the experience."…
Podcast links: surprising lessons
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at what happens with algorithms pick podcast ads. The biz…
Thursday links: abstract opportunities
Quote of the Day "The net result of the high confidence is startling: investors are now committing the most money to the most abstract opportunities in history while paying the…
Longform links: venting vs. inventing
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the unknown costs of our plastic consumption. Quote of the…
Wednesday links: a range of reasonable techniques
Quote of the Day "There are many awful ways to invest that we should avoid at all costs, but there is also no right way - just a range of…
Personal finance links: playing the game of life
Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at a sure-fire way to boost your happiness. Quote of…
Tuesday links: similar characteristics
Quote of the Day "Today certainly has similar characteristics to the 90s. History is no doubt rhyming, but we have to remember the key part of this phrase; History doesn’t…
Research links: beta blues
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at return chasing behavior on the part of professionals.…
Monday links: the benefits of speculation
Quote of the Day "History shows that speculation benefits society by drawing in new retail investors that may not have otherwise taken an interest in markets or investing." (Jamie Catherwood)…
Adviser links: the problem with planning
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the people who are set to impact the…
Sunday links: racked with regret
Quote of the Day "When you drastically change your long-term course based on what feels like a short-term sure thing, you’re likely to end up caught by surprise—and racked with…
Saturday links: attention seeking emails
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great…
Coronavirus links: a question of timing
A coronavirus-focused linkfest is a weekly feature here at Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe, get a booster shotat a vaccination site near you. You can read last week’s edition here.…
Friday links: behavioral extremes
Quote of the Day "Every market cycle produces behavioral extremes at the peak and trough that manifest in stock prices. This time is no different." (Novel Investor) Chart of the…
Podcast links: algorithmic ads
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether comprehension goes down at 2x speed. The biz…
Thursday links: the way back up
Quote of the Day "One never knows where the bottom is until you are well on your way back up." (Fred Wilson) Chart of the Day by any measure 2021…
Longform links: being curious
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the ground-breaking career of the late John Madden. Quote of…
Wednesday links: past averages
Quote of the Day "Averages from the past are not predictions of the future." (Aaron Brown) Chart of the Day Another look at 2021 asset class performance. (visualcapitalist.com) Markets Strategy…
Personal finance links: the nature of life
Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the things in life that are ultimately treasured. Quote…
Tuesday links: abundant capital
Quote of the Day "Never has it been easier to speculate. Never has the world been smaller (at least digitally). Never has capital been so abundant and never has there…
Research links: the trade-off graph
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at what has happened after the value factor peaked.…
Monday links: actual market data
Quote of the Day "When you hear people say it’s only 5 stocks driving the market, it is because they have not looked at actual market data, specific S&P sectors,…
Adviser links: behavioral coaching
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the dangers of high inflation, especially early, in…
Sunday links: outdated investing rules
Quote of the Day "The exciting, magical, silly, dangerous, genius, dumb thing about investing in 2021 is EVERY investing rule has been thrown out the window." (Howard Lindzon) Chart of…
ESG links: implementing sustainable portfolios
We are now publishing our ESG links on a monthly basis. You can check out the previous set of links including a look at some of the contradictions of ESG…
Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns
Thanks for checking in with us this weekend. Here are the most clicked on items on Abnormal Returns for the week ended Saturday, January 1st, 2022. You can also check…
Saturday links: the most valuable commodity
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great…
Coronavirus links: out of stock
PLEASE NOTE: The Omicron variant story is playing out at warp speed. Things written earlier in the week could already be out-of-date. Just keep that in mind while going through…
Podcast links: listening comprehension
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the power of storytelling. The biz Books Private equity…
Longform links: tuning in
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including at how Wyoming became a global tax haven. Quote of the Day "Once…
Personal finance links: treasured items
Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why the uber-wealthy can still be ‘attention poor.’ Quote…
Research links: the thrall of complexity
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the relationship between value and interest rates. Quote…
Adviser links: follow-up questions
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the dangers of high inflation, especially early, in…
Sunday links: overly anxious
Quote of the Day "You may think us oldsters overly anxious as we worry about a resurgence of inflation. But you weren’t there." (Virginia Postrel) Chart of the Day Global…
Saturday links: melting glaciers
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great…
Coronavirus links: distinctly different
PLEASE NOTE: The Omicron variant story is playing out at warp speed. Things written earlier in the week could already be out-of-date. Just keep that in mind while going through…
Friday links: valuable brands
Quote of the Day "If you were to look at all the most valuable brands in the world in the decade since Disney was founded in 1923, there are only…
Podcast links: gaining traction
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the booming business of sleep. The biz Macro Economics…
Thursday links: a growing disconnect
Quote of the Day "Yes, this country has kept its promise. But as I reflect on spending the bulk of my adult life here, I realize I understand this country…
Longform links: true disconnection
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including at the real history of the first IBM personal computer. Quote of the…
Wednesday links: ill at ease
Quote of the Day On Wall Street, “People are more unsettled and ill at ease.” (Geoff Boisi) Chart of the Day The S&P 500 hasn’t traded below its 200 day…
Personal finance links: a never-ending cycle
Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why it is important to talk to your children…
Tuesday links: prices paid
Quote of the Day "When it comes to an investment opportunity, it doesn't matter whether you're a good business or not –– what matters is whether you're a good business…
Research links: risk mitigation
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why hedge fund alpha has disappeared over time.…
Monday links: fundamental reasons
Quote of the Day "You can shake your head at how big these companies are getting but they are big for a reason. The fundamentals more than back up their…
Adviser links: inflation ignorance
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how MacKenzie Scott gives away her wealth. Quote…