These Are the Goods
Courtesy of Michael Batnick
Articles
When 120 of the Commodore’s descendants gathered at Vanderbilt University in 1973 for the first family reunion, there was not a millionaire among them. ~ By Nick Maggiulli
People should read more history and fewer forecasts ~ By Morgan Housel
Mean-reversion based arguments are tricky. Use with caution. ~ By Sri Thiruvadanthai
None of it serves as a basis for establishing an investment strategy. ~ By Barry Ritholtz
There is an arc to being an asshole. ~ By Scott Galloway
As information becomes more easily accessible it loses its value. ~ By Ben Carlson
Today, funds with “absolute return” in their names command a total of $22 billion–one month’s work for Vanguard. ~ By John Rekenthaler
It takes a while to break bad habits. ~ By Anthony Isola
Inflation (and therefore interest rates) do not exhibit short-term momentum trends that will be identifiable based on chart analysis. ~ By Cullen Roche
The Market Gods love my gastrointestinal sacrifice. ~ By Steven Place
Cocaine came along and ruined the pot business. ~ By Seth Ferranti
Every year since 2009 people have been saying the easy money has been made but it feels like every year making money gets easier. ~ By Ben Carlson
Make trend following the benchmark. ~ By Econompic
Podcasts
This was sheer murder. ~ By Dan Carlin
Quantitative factors are more predictive of the future than expert judgment. ~ With Meb Faber and Dan Rasmussen
It will be the most powerful media brand in the world by 2025. ~ With Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Anthony Pompliano
I don’t believe that technical analysis is voodoo bullshit, but. ~ With Me and Ben
Books
Real-life experience is instructive, but the tuition is high ~ By Antonio García Martínez
We have now successfully passed all our deadlines without meeting any of them. ~ By Jon Gertner
