Sunday Links: The Line Between Gambling and Savings

markets

• It’s not your imagination, market moves are getting faster. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
• Why bonds are now a better diversifier than they were a few years ago. (sherwood.news)

Companies

• What’s Wrong With Starbucks ($SBUX)? (wsj.com)
• Investors are still paying for AI exposure. (tomtunguz.com)
• What do you get when you buy a share of Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.B)? (sherwood.news)
• The Ozempic shortage is over. (msn.com)

ETFs

• ETFs become gambling vehicles. (disciplinefunds.com)
• Vanguard is launching two new active ETFs, the Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF ($VCRM) and the Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF ($VSDM). (riabiz.com)

policy

• Violent crime is down in many cities in 2024. (axios.com)
• Mass deportation would not accomplish what advocates believe it would. (noahpinion.blog)
• We need better means for legal immigration. (nytimes.com)
• Covid has shown what the federal government can do to support people. (crr.bc.edu)
• Where high schools are required to offer financial literacy courses. (alphaarchitect.com)
• American cities are abandoning their public pools. (theatlantic.com)
• The antitrust case against SpaceX. (thesling.org)

Economy

• Sam Ro, “In other words, the American consumer is not spending as recklessly as before. But it doesn’t fall apart.” (tker.co)
• Q3 GDP is targeting growth of around 2%. (calculatedriskblog.com)
• There are still few signs of a recession. (apolloacademy.com)
• The economic program for next week. (calculatedriskblog.com)

Earlier, about Abnormal Returns

• Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed at our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• When it comes to finances, you’re on your own. No one is coming to save you. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Are you a financial advisor looking for out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly email newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed medium

• What your credit score says about you as a potential romantic partner. (wsj.com)
• (All) Americans are spending more time at home. (sociologicalscience.com)
• American husbands and wives are approaching each other in age. (pewresearch.org)