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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

The Big Picture

The challenge in writing How NOT to Invest was organizing a large number of ideas, many of which were only loosely connected, into something coherent, understandable, and, most importantly, readable. That insight greatly simplified my task of making the book both fun to read and helpful for anyone interested in investing.

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Tuesday links: paying for the news

Abnormal Returns

Fund management There is no escaping the math on leveraged ETFs. wsj.com) Meta ($META) is reportedly investing $10 billion in subsea cables. abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Why do people love watching yards get cleaned up on YouTube? linkedin.com) Why CITs are cheaper than mutual funds. Well, you should.

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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

At least one person1 has noticed the risks to young consumers of social media: Since August 2020, @TikTokInvestors has been curating the most outrageous money-losing and dangerous videos culled from the “financial experts” at TikTok. 2 Sure, you can claim mainstream media is bad, but social media is worse.

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Personal finance links: financial mistakes

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Barry Ritholtz talks with Jan van Eck about thematic investing. morningstar.com) On the math of early Social Security claiming. wsj.com) Comparison Comparison is the thief of joy: why social media sucks. ritholtz.com) Bogumil Baranowski talks money and purpose with Morgan Ranstrom of Trailhead Planners.

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Wednesday links: narrative fallacies

Abnormal Returns

Strategy On the strange math of stock returns. abnormalreturns.com) The investment world was a different place when Josh Brown started writing. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Why Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX. fortunesandfrictions.com) Betting on smart beta has generally not worked out well for investors.

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Wednesday links: untold moving pieces

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disciplinefunds.com) Three investment myths, debunked. thebookseller.com) Can AI chatbots do math? newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media There are a lot of unsold Paris Olympics tickets. Strategy For investors, inflation is the enemy. morningstar.com) Crypto A big opening day for spot Ethereum ETFs.

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Sunday links: addressing existential challenges

Abnormal Returns

Strategy The math on the 60/40 portfolio looks a lot different than it did a year ago. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media What happens when your beach town loses its beach. arstechnica.com) Schools that invested in Chromebooks are regretting the decision. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. wsj.com)

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