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JANUARY 9, 2024

visualcapitalist.com) Some more charts from 2023 including the drop in IPO activity. axios.com) ETFs The pace of ETF closures picked up in 2023. ft.com) Economy How much is negative news sentiment driving bad economic vibes? abnormalreturns.com) Adviser links: advancing your business.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Markets Asset class returns were pretty green in 2023 except for commodities. on.spdji.com) Some of the best charts of 2023. theblock.co) Spot Bitcoin ETFs will be run by the biggest financial players on the planet. marginalrevolution.com) ETFs ETFs largely escaped having to issue capital gains in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

newsletter.rationalwalk.com) Economy How to parse a CPI report. morningstar.com) Was employment growth in 2023 lower than initially thought? abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (bloomberg.com) KKR ($KKR) is getting out of the music rights business.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

police killed more people in 2023 than they have in a decade. theguardian.com) The homicide rate fell sharply in 2023. papers.ssrn.com) Economy People have nostalgia for a time that never existed. awealthofcommonsense.com) Where Q4 2023 GDP is tracking. wsj.com) Why Blackrock ($BLK) is buying infrastructure manager GIP.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

(pionline.com) Books Amy Edmondson has won the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award for "Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail Can Teach Us to Thrive." talkingbiznews.com) Ten books that made us think in 2023 including "Ours Was the Shining Future" by David Leonhardt. unemployment rate.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Markets The performance of major asset classes in November 2023. on.spdji.com) The magnificent seven stocks are having a big 2023, in part because they had a rough 2022. morningstar.com) Economy Housing is holding up U.S. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking?

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

bloomberg.com) Economy Still no meaningful uptick in weekly initial unemployment claims. bonddad.blogspot.com) Checking in on ten big economic questions for 2023. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly adviser-focused newsletter.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

bloomberg.com) Some ETF statistics for 2023. etf.com) Economy Real wages are now above pre-pandemic levels. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (platformer.news) Tesla ($TSLA) is recalling more than 2 million vehicles to fix Autopilot systems.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

theblock.co) Economy Why the U.S. economy outperformed expectations in 2023. abnormalreturns.com) Adviser links: organic growth. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (bloomberg.com) The Magnificent 7 are crushing active managers.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

(stratechery.com) AI development is computationally, and financially, expensive. news.crunchbase.com) Economy Fed officials talk WAY too much these days. snippet.finance) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: a one-way street. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking?

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

September 2023 How major asset classes performed in September 2023. wsj.com) 5%+ yields make financial advice a tougher sell. cnbc.com) Global The costs of the war in Ukraine are adding up for the Russian economy. snippet.finance) Economy American households are in pretty good financial shape. phenomenon.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

om.co) Economy Still no sign of a pickup in layoffs. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media 177 ways the world got better in 2023 including 'In California, a 400-acre oil field is being transformed into a nature preserve.'

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

August 2023 How major asset classes performed in August 2023. capitalspectator.com) A summary of S&P Dow Jones index returns in August 2023. morningstar.com) Economy The August NFP showed continued growth and a 3.8% bloomberg.com) Dave Nadig, Barry Ritholtz and Cameron Dawson talk 2023's economic cross-currents.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

allstarcharts.com) Strategy The best thing you could have done in 2023 was to stick to your plan. awealthofcommonsense.com) It was hard to lose money in 2023, but here are five ways it may have happened. bbc.com) How young Chinese are dealing with a lethargic economy. Then check out our weekly adviser-focused newsletter.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

msn.com) Economy October CPI came in at a 3.1% abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media 75 facts from 2023 including '17% of the world’s gold is held by Indian retail consumers.' year-over-year rate.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

(ft.com) AngelList on the state of early-stage venture capital in Q3 2023. bloomberg.com) Global Germany's economy has badly lagged since the pandemic. econbrowser.com) NBA The state of the NBA on the start of the 2023-24 season. frontofficesports.com) Economy Why economists have gotten the post-pandemic economy so wrong.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

forbes.com) Economy Gasoline prices have fallen 60 days straight. bloomberg.com) The US is poised to extract more oil and gas in 2023 than any previous year. stayathomemacro.substack.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: safety and reliability. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Sunday linkfest.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Markets Every major asset class, except commodities, is set for an up 2023. variety.com) Lessons learned from 37 years in financial media including 'Stock analysts are hedgehogs not foxes.' ft.com) Economy Consumers are finally pushing back against higher prices. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Sunday linkfest.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

(theverge.com) Ozempic accounted for 41% of Novo Nordisk’s ($NVO) total sales in 2023. blog.johnwallstreet.com) Economy The labor market continues to soften. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? axios.com) The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly changing hands.

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JULY 9, 2023

Markets 10 surprises from 2023, so far, including higher interest rates for longer. bilello.blog) In 2023, tech stocks have snubbed the Fed. vox.com) Economy Will interest rates eventually slow the U.S. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking?

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Markets Six charts that defined markets in 2023. newsletter.rationalwalk.com) Product-wise, 2024 will be a bigger year for Apple ($AAPL) than 2023. visualcapitalist.com) Economy The Fed is moderately tight. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? buy back shares?

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

wsj.com) ETFs 2023 has seen a surge in ETF closures. papers.ssrn.com) Economy Why talks of a Fed rate cut are premature. disciplinefunds.com) The economy has gone from great to good. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? billion to charity over the past year.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

ft.com) Technology Apple's ($AAPL) Q4 2023 earnings in chart form. ft.com) Economy The October NFP report showed a 150k increase in jobs and a 3.9% abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (wsj.com) A sign of waning interest in luxury goods. unemployment rate.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

ritholtz.com) ETFs 2023 is on track for a record number of ETF closures. ft.com) Economy The labor market is not all that tight. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (ft.com) Generating alpha is more than just stock selection.

Financial Advising 206

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JANUARY 25, 2024

news.crunchbase.com) Economy Q4 2023 real GDP rose 3.3%. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (savantwealth.com) Startups In a tough environment, startups are clamming up. bloomberg.com) How the market for seed rounds has changed over the past two years.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

ft.com) A review of the biggest crypto-related court cases in 2023. wsj.com) Citizens Financial Group ($CFG) is pulling from the First Republic business model. wsj.com) Economy Annie Lowery, "We have a long-standing housing shortage. (humbledollar.com) Why it's hard for outsiders to know what's going on inside a company.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

currentaffairs.org) Economy The Sahm rule did not trigger in October 2023. stayathomemacro.substack.com) How the current post-Covid economy resembles the post-WWII economy. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? ritholtz.com) Rate hikes are working.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

hypercritical.co) Economy Case-Shiller showed a 2.6% rise in house prices through August 2023. abnormalreturns.com) Adviser links: demonstrating confidence. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? (om.co) Apple TV+ just doesn't have a big enough library.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

vulture.com) Economy Gasoline prices will stop putting downward pressure on inflation. ritholtz.com) Derek Thompson talks with Jason Furman about what forecasters got wrong about the economy in 2023. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking?

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AUGUST 18, 2023

financial-planning.com) Economy Forecasters keep boosting 2023 growth estimates. axios.com) How higher interest rates are going to affect the economy. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Thursday linkfest.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

October 2023 The returns to major asset classes in October 2023. capitalspectator.com) The S&P 500 was returned -2.10% in October 2023, which outperformed. finance.yahoo.com) Economy The ISM Manufacturing index fell for the 12th straight month. on.spdji.com) Rates The Treasury market has become the hot new market.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

news.crunchbase.com) Economy The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 2.9%, down from a 5.4% calculatedriskblog.com) 'Goldilocks' is an apt description of this economy. bonddad.blogspot.com) 2023 GDP growth came in far better than anyone expected. (semafor.com) Seed rounds are getting larger over time.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

sportico.com) Sports betting set a record handle in 2023. insidehook.com) Economy The Conference Board's LEI no longer signals recession. abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Inflation is still top of mind for consumers.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

(mathinvestor.org) Everything forecasters got wrong in 2023. nytimes.com) Strategy The stock market was up big in 2023, but it wasn't easy. time.com) Books The 16 best books of 2023 including "Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World" by John Vaillant. shepherd.com) Economy You can't guarantee a soft landing just yet.

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MAY 2, 2023

(forbes.com) Actively managed ETFs are having their day in the sun in 2023. wsj.com) MLB MLB attendance is up so far in 2023. espn.com) Economy Frustrated homebuyers are flocking to the new home market. abnormalreturns.com) A list of the best investing blogs of 2023, including Abnormal Returns.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

slowboring.com) Economy Why wasn't there a recession in 2023? abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media 50 books read in 2023 including "Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II" by Evan Thomas.

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JUNE 28, 2023

sf.eater.com) Economy Noah Smith, "If there’s one economic measure that has been unprecedentedly bad in the years since the pandemic, it’s real wages." abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? washingtonpost.com) The best TV shows of 2023, so far, including 'Mrs.

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