Markets Ben Carlson, “The typical year isn’t a return of 8-10% but rather a wide range of big gains or big losses.” (awealthofcommonsense.com) It’s never been easier to be a stock market investor and harder to be a new home...

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Autos It’s time to start thinking about the implications of the spread self-driving cars. (avc.xyz) Cars are increasingly at risk of getting bricked. (theatlantic.com) Amazon ($AMZN) wants to sell you a Hyundai. (wsj.com) A female crash test dummy...

Strategy How to think about gold as part of a portfolio. (alphaarchitect.com) Two reasons when active management makes sense. (larryswedroe.substack.com) Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket’s valuations have surged in tandem. (theblock.co)...

Economy Dwarkesh Patel talks all things AI with OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. (dwarkesh.com) Hasan Minhaj talks with economist Paul Krugman. (paulkrugman.substack.com) Business Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal talk about the history of the...

Technology Why do roboticists love kicking robots so much? (harpers.org) How ASML ($ASML) came to dominate semiconductor lithography. (construction-physics.com) A look at the Xbox 20 years in. (hookshotchargebeamrevive.com) Business A look at the race...

Markets Stocks can’t generate high returns indefinitely. (morningstar.com) How industry P/Es reacted during the brief market downturn. (chartkidmatt.com) Crypto Why does Tether make things so complicated? (ft.com) A look at some crypto company IPOs...

Podcasts Barry Ritholtz talks with Morgan Housel, author of “The Art of Spending Money.” (ritholtz.com) Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talks with Dan Haylett about secrets to maximizing well-being later in life. (morningstar.com) Retirement...

Strategy Just because there may be evidence, doesn’t mean every investment decision is straightforward. (behaviouralinvestment.com) Revisiting the railway bubble. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Crypto The digital asset treasury company trade is going...

Round-ups A round-up of recent research including ‘Corporate Earnings Calls and Analyst Beliefs.’ (alphainacademia.substack.com) A round-up of recent research including ‘The Tranching Dilemma. A Cost-Aware Approach to Mitigate...