Investing
“When I see a bubble forming I rush in to buy, adding fuel to the fire. That is not irrational.”– George Soros, 2009 I’ve spent 25 years watching, trading and investing in the stock market. The repetition of patterns is amazing.…
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out including a look at the disappearing index effect. Quote of the Day "Quant rules can hardwire good behavior." (Mark Rzepczynski) Quant stuff Resources Private equity ETFs…
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When should you use numbers instead of bullets for indented lists? I agree with Edward P. Bailey Jr., who says in The Plain English Approach to Business Writing:I suggest numbered lists when the order of the items is especially important; otherwise…
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder It's been a while since I wrote about cryptocurrency and cryptoassets. The last time I did, they were flying high. In 2022, it subsequently crashed. Industry leader Bitcoin dropped 70% with other crypto projects…
Quote of the Day "Right or wrong, ratings high, ratings low, Cramer endures after two decades on CNBC. It must be because people still watch and he must still make money for the network and its parent company, Comcast." (William Cohan)…
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 to communicate with clients leaving your practice. Quote of the Day “The hardest part of using alts is…
After writing about building passive income since 2009, people still seem to be confused about the difference between active income and passive income! Let me finally put this confusion to rest because I don’t want people to get tricked into thinking…
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By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder We have been getting a lot of questions about the debt limit crisis in Washington and how it affects investments such as Treasury bonds, the TSP G Fund, and savings bonds like I bonds.…
Quote of the Day "Greatness does not come from working harder at routine activities. It comes from expanding ourselves beyond those routines." (Brett Steenbarger) Chart of the Day The number of new 52-week highs are on the rise. (allstarcharts.com) Strategy Finance…
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 weekend! Quote of the Day "I should have" is a masochistic…
By Dr. Disha Spath, WCI Ambassador How can you spend $1,000 per month on groceries for a family of four?!?! That is a sentiment I have often heard, especially when I share my budget from when I was going gazelle speed…
Quote of the Day "Your brain doesn’t want stuff. It doesn’t even want new stuff. It wants to engage in the process and anticipation of getting new stuff." (Morgan Housel) Chart of the Day It’s a good time for companies with…
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Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether we have reached ‘peak podcast.’ Turning the tables Business Finance Decision making Non-finance
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Jason Hsu, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss the latest FOMC meeting, the Chinese market, hard vs soft data, the housing market, earnings for Apple, Amazon, and Google,…
[Editor's Note: If one of your goals for 2023 is to learn about how to invest in real estate, we have a FREE resource for you. Welcome to the Real Estate Masterclass, where we’ll email you a series of videos about…
Quote of the Day "Indexing your wealth provides optionality." (Jack Raines) Chart of the Day Meta ($META) is more than $200 billion in market cap since November. (chart via @ycharts) (msn.com) Markets Strategy Companies Finance Funds Global Economy Earlier on Abnormal…
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how online platforms die. Quote of the Day "Ultimately, envy is the result of not knowing who you are." (Lawrence Yeo)…