10 Thanksgiving Day Reads

November 27, 2014 8:00am by Barry Ritholtz

My Turkey day reads:

• What Investors Should Be Thankful For in 2014 (Total Return)
• Easy Ways to Think About Hard Finance Stuff (Motley Fool) see also 7 Simple Things Most Investors Don’t Do (A Wealth of Common Sense)
• Tech Bubble Won’t Burst In 2015. 2016? (Bloomberg View)
• What Big Economies Got Right, or Wrong, After Crisis (WSJ)
• Celery and Olives Dominated Thanksgiving for Nearly 100 Years—Until They Didn’t (Boston.com) see also A definitive ranking of Thanksgiving sides (Vox)
• Happiness is U-shaped … which explains why the middle-aged are grumpy (Telegraph)
• Things to argue about around the Thanksgiving table:
…..-Chris Christie Is Back (NYT Mag) but see Obama just kneecapped Jeb Bush and Chris Christie’s 2016 prospects (The Week)
…..-The missing story of the 2014 election (Houston Chronicle) but see Democrats have a lock on the White House (MarketWatch)
• Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales data mislead investors (MarketWatch) see also Retailing’s Black Friday Hoax (BV)
• Be Thankful For the Invisible Belt That Saves Earth From Radiation (Gizmodo)
• Holiday Gift Guide: What to Buy a Boomer (Re/code)

Let me guess what you are eating today . . . ?

The Cost of a Thanksgiving Food Coma

Source: Bloomberg Briefs

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment. The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client. References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. The Compound Media, Inc., an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers Please see disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/

twitter

facebook