My afternoon train reads:
• Hilsenrath: Fed Chief Yellen Seeks Interest-Rate Consensus (WSJ) see also As Bond-Buying Ends, Yellen Now Will Chart Course for Federal Reserve (NYT)
• Cathy O’Neil on Math, Wall St and Occupy Wall Street: EconTalk Episode with Cathy O’Neil hosted by Russ Roberts (Library of Economics and Liberty)
• Avoid Being An Out-Of-Style Investor (Rick Ferri) see also Swedroe: Why Some Anomalies Persist (ETF.com)
• Companies’ Stock Buybacks Help Buoy the Market (WSJ)
• Crash Ahead!!! (Above the Market) see also Preserving Capital During a Bear Market (Wealth of Common Sense)
• Can Real Estate Stocks Cope with Rising Rates? (Context)
• Ayn Rand’s Capitalist Paradise Is Now a Greedy Land-Grabbing Shitstorm (Gawker)
• Learning From Benjamin Franklin (Seeking Wisdom)
• Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind (NY Times)
• Don’t Underestimate Smartwatches (WSJ) but see Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No (stratechery)
What are you reading?
Norway’s gargantuan sovereign wealth fund, by the numbers
Source: Quartz