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Artisanal, hand-crafted links every day at https://abnormalreturns.com/.
🆓 Tuesday links: preventing financial crises, investing in an aging world, and the benefits of re-skilling displaced workers. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/12/t...
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✍️ Only the paranoid survive: "Everything is disruptable; even if it isn't, you should act as if it is." abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/11/e...
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🔬 Research links: cash holdings on the balance sheet, the importance of diversification, and how short-sellers do their thing. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/12/r...
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🆓 Monday links: the king of stock buybacks, why tariffs are now beginning to bite, and the end of the line for AOL dial-up service. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/11/m...
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🆕 Adviser links: rising health insurance costs, the importance of between-meeting communication, and why you should avoid using jargon with clients. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/11/a...
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🆓 Sunday links: how crypto went mainstream, coming to terms with tariffs, and when you really need to get to the airport. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/10/s...
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: growing stock market concentration, the challenge of being a boring investor, and a rough year for trend following funds. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/10/t...
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🆕 Saturday links: declining bird counts, being polite for its own sake, and why kids hate music lessons. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/09/s...
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🆓 Friday links: stock market seasonality, the launch of OpenAI's GPT-5, and throttling mRNA research. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/08/f...
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🎙️ Podcast links: building better investment teams, the economics of the meat industry, and in praise of the 'Odd Lots' podcast. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/08/p...
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🆓 Thursday links: trading as a business, putting the AI boom into perspective, and why inflation isn't dead just yet. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/07/t...
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✍️ Longform links: falling cardiovascular mortality rates, the pain of perfectionism, and living in a world of knocks and dupes. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/07/l...
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🆓 Wednesday links: investor regret, the new and improved ESPN, and the shrinking labor force. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/06/w...
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💰 Personal finance links: reassessing the 4% rule, not getting caught up in the rat race, and tamping down on your time anxiety. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/06/p...
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🆓 Tuesday links: the game of regulatory arbitrage, the spread of AI slop, and a sure sign that Summer is over. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/05/t...
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🔬 Research links: how asset managers are deploying AI, the high cost of managing endowment funds, and how consumers react to inflation surprises. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/05/r...
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🆓 Monday links: the changing housing market, the AI capex spending boom, and a rough year for trend followers. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/04/m...
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🆕 Adviser links: revisiting the 4% rule, the compliance risks of AI, and what you need to know when you go independent. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/04/a...
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🆓 Sunday links: a busy summer for dealmaking, big spending on AI-related capex, and how the BLS works in practice. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/03/s...
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: signs of stock market froth, the prospect for railroad mergers, and historical analogues for Bitcoin treasury companies. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/03/t...
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🆕 Saturday links: the geologist shortage, diversifying your identity, and the triumph of country music. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/02/s...
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🆓 Friday links: the falling equity risk premium, booming bond ETFs, and the 'end' of the Trump trade war. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/01/f...
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🎙️ Podcast links: the state of the U.S. housing market, how to better fund science in America, and the challenges of running the world's biggest index funds. abnormalreturns.com/2025/08/01/p...
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🆓 Thursday links: the paradox of skill, the AI capex spending boom, and growth in 'returnless returns.' abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/31/t...
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✍️ Longform links: the future of desalination, how NASA lost its way, and the case for marriage. abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/31/l...
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🆓 Wednesday links: an Ethereum anniversary, the scale of the data center buildout, and memes as the new comics. abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/30/w...
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💰 Personal finance links: oversized emergency funds, imbalances in the housing market, and the business of high-end credit cards. abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/30/p...
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🆓 Tuesday links: the accelerating ETF boom, assessing the illiquidity premium, and tariffs as VATs in disguise. abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/29/t...
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🔬 Research links: confirmation bias in action, the difference between trend following and momentum, and when VCs skimp on due diligence. abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/29/r...
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📘 Check out our Q&A with best-selling author Nick Maggiulli about his new book "The Wealth Ladder: Proven Strategies for Every Step of Your Financial Life."
abnormalreturns.com/2025/07/28/q...
