Books Jack Raines talks with Kyla Scanlon about her new book “In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work.” (sherwood.news) An excerpt from “Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an...

April 2024 The S&P 500 lost 4.08% in April 2024. (on.spdji.com) How major asset classes performed in April 2024. (capitalspectator.com) Hedge funds are overexposed to momentum. (ft.com) Strategy Catalysts matter. Good luck identifying...

Nvidia It’s hard to overstate just how big a rally Nvidia ($NVDA) has seen. (downtownjoshbrown.com) Then again, few large companies have grown this fast. (theirrelevantinvestor.com) AI A look at the AI tech stacks for various players in the...

Autos Waymo cars are making 50,000 paid trips a week. (engadget.com) Pedestrian deaths are a function of speed. (vox.com) Detroit may regret killing off the sedan. (fastcompany.com) Why auto insurance premia are soaring. (nytimes.com)...

Solar power If solar energy keeps getting cheaper, what opportunities does it open up? (caseyhandmer.wordpress.com) How Dominion Energy largely shut down new solar projects in Virginia. (wapo.st) Energy The U.S. forgot how to build nuclear...

Markets Consumer discretionary stocks have been underperforming for awhile now. (allstarcharts.com) Every big market trend eventually hits an ‘air pocket.’ (downtownjoshbrown.com) Strategy The economy is not the stock market, and vice...

Markets Why the ranks of ‘degens’ are growing. (wsj.com) How to avoid the meme stock drama. (morningstar.com) Some math that traders need to know. (scheplick.com) Crypto What Robinhood ($HOOD) wants with BitStamp. (blockworks.co) Autos The...

Markets Utility stocks are having a moment. (barrons.com) Bonds seem to have bottomed. (allstarcharts.com) Strategy Big round numbers don’t matter unless you hold on. (theirrelevantinvestor.com) There are two approaches to...

Markets The stock market is not rigged against the little guy. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Should stock market investors care about the coming election? (ofdollarsanddata.com) Why don’t more people engage in probabilistic...

Podcasts Barry Ritholtz talks with Peter Mallouk about better managing your financial affairs. (ritholtz.com) Dan Haylett talks with Stephanie McCullough, founder of Sophia Financial, about the challenges facing women planning for...