Fund management Diversification is a shock absorber for Blackrock ($BLK). (wsj.com) Asset management is going to look very different in ten years. (philbak.substack.com) Prediction markets Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Thomas Peterffy,...

Books Five insights from “How to Disagree Better” by Julia Minson. (nextbigideaclub.com) Five insights from “Hard Feelings: Finding the Wisdom in Our Darkest Emotions” by Daniel Smith. (nextbigideaclub.com) Companies Is Disney...

Markets Some highlights from Q1 returns including a big move in energy stocks. (novelinvestor.com) Most investors come up with a theory and then look for evidence. (chartkidmatt.com) Pictures of the moon are quite a contrast to the mess here on...

Podcasts Morgan Housel on how spend your money without spoiling your kids. (podcasts.apple.com) Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Wade Pfau about the benefit of higher rates for retirees. (morningstar.com) Peter Lazaroff about what you need to...

Strategy Recognize that you are not built to be a great investor. (humbledollar.com) The sell is as important as the buy. (klementoninvesting.substack.com) Deals Bill Ackman wants to buy Universal Music Group ($UMG). (cnbc.com) Paramount’s ($PSKY)...

Round-ups A round-up of recent white papers including ‘The Price of Having Fun.’ (bpsandpieces.com) A round-up of recent academic research including ‘Rethinking Trend Following: Optimal Regime-Dependent...

Fund management Blackrock ($BLK) is launching a competitor to the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF ($QQQ). (wealthmanagement.com) Alternatives in 401(k) plans are a solution in search of a problem. (morningstar.com) OpenAI A big profile of Sam Altman and his...

Podcasts Michael Batnick talks with Stephen Caruso, Associate Director of Wealth Management at Cerulli Associates. (youtube.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Parul Somani, author of “The Path of Least Regret.” (youtube.com) Practice management...

Strategy Stock market returns can be lumpy. (awealthofcommonsense.com) How the ‘winner’s curse’ works in practice. (humbledollar.com) Roben Farzard talks markets and media with Sam Ro of TKer fame. (youtube.com) Private assets How close...

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