Sunday links: voting for the future
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 week ago
2 MIN READ
Companies
- This company is splashing out $400k on two vehicles for its CEO. (linkedin.com)
- Employees note how the C-suite operates and act accordingly. (flyoverstocks.com)
- This CEO has lost the plot. (covestreetcapital.com)
Private equity
- How NAV squeezing works. (wsj.com)
- Private equity operates differently in mainstream America. (cashandcarried.substack.com)
- How trustworthy are private equity marks? (drorpoleg.com)
Aging
- Congress just keeps getting older. (nytimes.com)
- It’s easy to forget, but Biden is only three years older than Trump. (oldster.substack.com)
- How to get older workers back in the workforce. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- The math working against Social Security. (humbledollar.com)
Corruption
- Ben Rhodes, “Corruption is a powerful tool, but it is not popular.” (nytimes.com)
- Corruption is plain sight is still corrupt. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
- On the abuse of the pardon power. (nytimes.com)
Golf
- Trump’s Bedminster club has been cited for multiple health code violations. (forbes.com)
- The General Services Administration is splashing out millions to rent houses near Trump’s golf clubs. (msn.com)
Public media
- A look at the plan to cut Voice of America to the bone. (npr.org)
- Does public media have a future? (newyorker.com)
Policy
- The government is rehiring people fired by DOGE. (washingtonpost.com)
- A 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism. prevention (propublica.org)
- The U.S. had a chance to lock-in low rates on its debt. It chose not to. (ritholtz.com)
- Tax audit rates for high-income Americans rose in 2024. (nytimes.com)
Economic data
- Deteriorating economic data quality is bad for investors. (tker.co)
- Cutbacks at the Bureau of Labor Statistics are calling into question inflation data quality. (nytimes.com)
- Honest data collection is a core government function. (gelliottmorris.com)
Economy
- The U.S. economy is losing steam. (carsongroup.com)
- There is still no shortage of economic policy uncertainty. (econbrowser.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (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.
