Linkfest: Stress tests; Investing is hard; Janet Yellen is not your mommy
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Today’s most shared:
- Citi capital plan fails to pass muster; BoA settles GSE lawsuits, Ken Lewis must pay $10m; Changing bank culture
- Value investing only works because it’s hard.
- Top charts on inequality via Piketty; Takers at the bottom and the top of the wealth distribution. Isn’t rent-seeking just another form of welfare?
- Simple investing rules to live by.
- Fetishizing the Fed, or Janet Yellen is not your mommy.
Citigroup Fails Federal Reserve’s Stress Test for 2nd Time in 3 Years
New York Times
The Fed’s decision is prompting calls for another round of changes at the top of the bank’s management and questions over whether the bank should break up its far-flung operations.
shared by @ritholtz, @niubi, Reformed Broker
New York Times
The Fed’s decision is prompting calls for another round of changes at the top of the bank’s management and questions over whether the bank should break up its far-flung operations.
shared by @ritholtz, @niubi, Reformed Broker
5 Takeaways From The U.S. Bank Stress Test Results – Five Things
Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” Wednesday echoed in board rooms from New York to Europe.
shared by @ReformedBroker, @nasiripour, Reformed Broker
Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” Wednesday echoed in board rooms from New York to Europe.
shared by @ReformedBroker, @nasiripour, Reformed Broker
BofA, ex-CEO Lewis settle crisis-era lawsuits
Wall Street Journal
The bank said it would pay $9.5 billion to settle mortgage claims with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their federal regulator, while Kenneth Lewis agreed to pay $10 million as part of a settlement with New York state.
shared by Business Insider, @FGoria
Wall Street Journal
The bank said it would pay $9.5 billion to settle mortgage claims with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their federal regulator, while Kenneth Lewis agreed to pay $10 million as part of a settlement with New York state.
shared by Business Insider, @FGoria
Scandal-hit British banks turn to ’weirdy beardy’ in bid to overhaul their corporate culture
Wall Street Journal
When Barclays PLC executives wanted to overhaul the culture at their scandal-prone bank, they turned to a long-haired, paisley shirt-wearing professor known as the "weirdy beardy."
shared by @markgongloff, @SimoneFoxman, NYT Dealbook, @felixsalmon
Wall Street Journal
When Barclays PLC executives wanted to overhaul the culture at their scandal-prone bank, they turned to a long-haired, paisley shirt-wearing professor known as the "weirdy beardy."
shared by @markgongloff, @SimoneFoxman, NYT Dealbook, @felixsalmon
Why Value Investing is So Hard (Russian Edition)
mebfaber.com
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @MichaelKitces, Reformed Broker, @abnormalreturns
The Reluctant Portfolio Manager
researchpuzzle.com
shared by Abnormal Returns, @ReformedBroker, @RPSeawright
researchpuzzle.com
shared by Abnormal Returns, @ReformedBroker, @RPSeawright
One-Sentence Financial Rules
fool.com
Simple lessons of things I’ve learned.
shared by @ReformedBroker, @RPSeawright, Reformed Broker
fool.com
Simple lessons of things I’ve learned.
shared by @ReformedBroker, @RPSeawright, Reformed Broker
Buffett the Market Timer? Part 3: The Berkshire Years 1981-1990
The Brooklyn Investor
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @firoozye
The Brooklyn Investor
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @firoozye
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller on what it takes to pick stock-market and real-estate winners
Wall Street Journal
Yale University economics professor and Nobel laureate, Robert Shiller on the art of stock-picking and the complex psychology of investors.
shared by Business Insider, @edwardnh
Wall Street Journal
Yale University economics professor and Nobel laureate, Robert Shiller on the art of stock-picking and the complex psychology of investors.
shared by Business Insider, @edwardnh
Piketty’s Inequality Story in Six Charts
New Yorker
Thomas Piketty’s new book examines historical and modern inequality, suggesting a “potentially terrifying” trajectory.
shared by @davidmwessel, Naked Capitalism, reddit/Economics, @MarkThoma
New Yorker
Thomas Piketty’s new book examines historical and modern inequality, suggesting a “potentially terrifying” trajectory.
shared by @davidmwessel, Naked Capitalism, reddit/Economics, @MarkThoma
A Nation of Takers?
New York Times
Let’s get real about which public welfare programs are wasteful.
shared by @anatadmati, @MarkThoma, @spignal
New York Times
Let’s get real about which public welfare programs are wasteful.
shared by @anatadmati, @MarkThoma, @spignal
For new breed of ’activist’ investors, tipping others is part of the playbook.
Wall Street Journal
For a new breed of "activist" investors, tipping other investors is part of the playbook.
shared by @matt_levine, @nancefinance, @niubi, @footnoted
Wall Street Journal
For a new breed of "activist" investors, tipping other investors is part of the playbook.
shared by @matt_levine, @nancefinance, @niubi, @footnoted
Hey Finance-Land. Janet Yellen Is Not Your Mommy.
Slate
Why does the investing class hang on Janet Yellen’s every word and move?
shared by @ritholtz, EconLog
Slate
Why does the investing class hang on Janet Yellen’s every word and move?
shared by @ritholtz, EconLog
How rumour sparked panic and 3-day bank run in Chinese city
Reuters
Run on rural bank branches in Sheyang county began Monday on solvency fears; Rumour that customer denied withdrawal set off panic; Banks displayed stacks of cash behind teller windows to calm nerves.
shared by @firstadopter, @edwardnh
Reuters
Run on rural bank branches in Sheyang county began Monday on solvency fears; Rumour that customer denied withdrawal set off panic; Banks displayed stacks of cash behind teller windows to calm nerves.
shared by @firstadopter, @edwardnh
The Search For The Next Platform
avc.com
shared by @MParekh, @RolfeWinkler, @abnormalreturns, @ReformedBroker
avc.com
shared by @MParekh, @RolfeWinkler, @abnormalreturns, @ReformedBroker
King Has Biggest Debut Drop Since November Even With Discount
Bloomberg
King Digital Entertainment Plc, maker of the “Candy Crush” smartphone game, suffered the biggest decline of a newly listed U.S. company in over four months even after it priced its shares at a discount to its major peers.
shared by Business Insider, @abnormalreturns, @IvanTheK, @TheArmoTrader
Bloomberg
King Digital Entertainment Plc, maker of the “Candy Crush” smartphone game, suffered the biggest decline of a newly listed U.S. company in over four months even after it priced its shares at a discount to its major peers.
shared by Business Insider, @abnormalreturns, @IvanTheK, @TheArmoTrader
Michael Lewis’ ’The Big Short’ will hit the big screen
CNNMoney
Paramount and Brad Pitt team up to take Michael Lewis’ ’The Big Short’ on the housing bubble to the big screen.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @HamzeiAnalytics, @moorehn
CNNMoney
Paramount and Brad Pitt team up to take Michael Lewis’ ’The Big Short’ on the housing bubble to the big screen.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @HamzeiAnalytics, @moorehn
Why Movie Streaming Sites So Fail to Satisfy
New York Times
At least until the end of this decade, viewers will have to navigate between multiple streaming services to watch the movie or TV show they want.
shared by @felixsalmon, @MParekh, @davewiner, @moorehn
New York Times
At least until the end of this decade, viewers will have to navigate between multiple streaming services to watch the movie or TV show they want.
shared by @felixsalmon, @MParekh, @davewiner, @moorehn
Economist Tyler Cowen Pepper Sprayed While Teaching Class at George Mason University
reason.com
Economist, author, and George Mason University professor Tyler Cowen was pepper sprayed in his classroom today by a man trying to place him under “citizen’s arrest.”
shared by @pkedrosky, @CardiffGarcia, @EpicureanDeal, reddit/Economics
reason.com
Economist, author, and George Mason University professor Tyler Cowen was pepper sprayed in his classroom today by a man trying to place him under “citizen’s arrest.”
shared by @pkedrosky, @CardiffGarcia, @EpicureanDeal, reddit/Economics
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