Sunday links: real uncertainty
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
2 weeks ago
2 MIN READ
Markets
- Are we finally seeing an opening for international diversification? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Don’t let politics drive your decision making. (wsj.com)
Education
- Alaska’s rural schools are crumbling. (npr.org)
- This school superintendent in Texas makes $870,000 a year to oversee some 1,000 students. (propublica.org)
Social Security
- What it would take to reform Social Security today. (marketwatch.com)
- 150 year olds are not receiving Social Security payments. (crr.bc.edu)
- SSA employees can no longer read ‘general news’ websites. (wired.com)
- Major Social Security legislation hasn’t passed since 1983. (bostonreview.net)
Policy
- 50 thoughts on DOGE including ‘DOGE in its Elon iteration is much more focused on two metrics: number of federal employees and dollars saved. ‘ (statecraft.pub)
- DOGE is eliminating IRS workers with specialized knowledge and expertise. (propublica.org)
- How DOGE cuts are affecting the VA. (nytimes.com)
- DOGE is cover to extend tax cuts for the wealthy. (johnrekenthaler.substack.com)
- These Congressional districts are most exposed to DOGE cuts. (axios.com)
Economy
- Where GDPNow for Q1 2025 now stands. (econbrowser.com)
- No one really knows where tariffs stand. (ft.com)
- Economic policy uncertainty isn’t going down. (econbrowser.com)
- As immigrant worker fear increases, labor shortages are looming. (nytimes.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 2025 UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook is out! (abnormalreturns.com)
- There’s no such thing as excess savings when you are on your own. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should be. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
Terms and Conditions
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.
Please see disclosures here.
