Markets
- Looking for reasons behind the recent MLP sell-off. (sl-advisors.com)
- Perma-bears are not playing the odds. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- Notes from the Capitalize for Kids Conference 2017. (marketfolly.com)
Strategy
- Urban Carmel, "Conflating prominent, but rare, events with high probability is an ongoing impediment to better investment returns." (fat-pitch.blogspot.com)
- How to describe evidence-based investing in 10 words or less. (bpsandpieces.com)
- Why being a card carrying member of FinTwit is so worth it. (allaboutyourbenjamins.com)
Kindle
- Get "A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)" by Barbara Okaley for just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Trade-in an old Kindle and get up to $75 off a new Paperwhite. (amazon.com)
- "The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future" by Gretchen Bakke is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Companies
- Why CVS ($CVS) may want to buy Aetna ($AET). (wsj.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) is now threatening the retail pharmacy business. (bloomberg.com)
- The market prefers when companies fight back against disruption. (businessinsider.com)
Cryptocurrencies
- Need a pop in your stock? Add blockchain to the title. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Hackers are harnessing computers to mine Bitcoin. (wsj.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in cryptocurrencies and get $10 in Bitcoin free. (coinbase.com)
- Will the securities industry get 'tokenized'? (bloomberg.com)
- Bill Miller likes Bitcoin. (blogs.wsj.com)
Finance
- Private equity has stubbed its toe on retailers. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- What is the role of an American Express ($AXP) in a payment-obsessed world? (economist.com)
More stars
- There's nothing wrong with Morningstar's ($MORN) star system except how some people use it. (bloomberg.com)
- Why tilting the odds in your favor matters. (beta.morningstar.com)
Fund management
- The future of investing is 0.0%. (bloomberg.com)
- Unconstrained bond funds really haven't outperformed. (bloomberg.com)
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Economy
- Q3 GDP came in at 3.0%. (capitalspectator.com)
- The US is not in a housing bubble but some markets are bubblicious. (urban.org)
- What amount of income constitutes 'middle class' in America today? (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: ruining your run. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Startup links: shutting down with dignity. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The ongoing decline in ETF fees is a 'very good thing.' (abnormalreturns.com)
- In dieting and investing, when it sounds too good to be true... (abnormalreturns.com)