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Adviser links: managing behavior
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why it is a great time to be a financial adviser. Quote of the Day "You want to know…
Achieving Career Growth With An Ownership Mindset And Finding Where To Create The Most Positive Impact
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MISTAKE MONDAY for January 30: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.Hint: your spell checker won’t catch this mistake. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. Related posts
Peering into My Email Inbox on a Monday Morning
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Sunday links: the tools we create
Quote of the Day "Technology is the thing that makes us us. Through the tools we create, we become neither less human nor superhuman, nor post-human. We become more human." (Reid Hoffman) Chart of the Day January has been risk-on. (allstarcharts.com)…
I Asked the AI Bot That’s Taking the Internet by Storm for Financial Advice — Here’s How It Went
By Josh Katzowitz, WCI Content Director If you want to be wowed by technology and/or massively frightened because of it, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence bot that has become wildly popular (at least among tech writers and journalists), is here to serve…
The Stock That Went From 50 Cents to $260
We had a great time learning from Nathan Vardi this week. Nathan is the author of the new book For Blood and Money, which documents the story behind the biggest winners the stock market has ever. It’s also the story of…
Saturday links: the pickup truck paradox
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 "Survey data from vehicle research firm…
Beating the 10% Early Withdrawal Penalty
[Editor's Note: In 2022-23, our goal is to give a free copy of The White Coat Investor's Guide for Students to every first-year medical and dental student in the US. But we can’t do it alone. If you’re a first-year MD,…
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Jan 28-29)
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Friday links: noticing anomalies
Quote of the Day "The way to get new ideas is to notice anomalies: what seems strange, or missing, or broken?" (Paul Graham) Chart of the Day Lumber prices have stopped going down. (chart via StockCharts) (markets.businessinsider.com) Strategy Funds Companies Housing…
Podcast links: the simulation of learning
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at Rick Rubin’s unique approach to music. Quote of the Day "The hype around the podcast is the latest stage in…
The Best Reason To Retire Early: Years Of Greater Happiness
I’ve finally discovered the best reason to retire early. A longer steady-state period of happiness. It has taken me 10 years of fake retirement to come up with this epiphany because I had to experience the process myself. In the past,…
For Blood and Money
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Nathan Vardi, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Nathan’s book (For Blood and Money), the biotech landscape, hedge fund returns, the GOAT of investing, venture capital, why the…
How Often Should I Rebalance My Portfolio?
Almost everyone agrees that rebalancing your portfolio is one of the keys to having a successful investment outcome. We know that your asset allocation determines how your portfolio will perform. Successful investors spend a lot of time determining what they want to…
What’s Keeping You from Your Dream Life?
[Editor's Note: Looking for a convenient and easy side gig that could pay you as much as $30,000 per year? Then, you should consider taking online surveys for cash. If you sign up through the WCI recommended page, where we have…
Thursday links: domain picking
Quote of the Day "As in many parts of life, a big chunk of success is choosing a domain in which success is relatively easy, either because other people aren't trying very hard or because you're doing something that plays to…
Longform links: shrinking populations
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the real world impact of 3D printing. Quote of the Day "Companies are not our friends; our workplaces are not our…
Kitces & Carl Ep 104: How Do You NOT Grow (And Finding The Constraints To Help Say No)
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