'I was surprised by how quickly we transformed from hare to tortoise,' writes Ed Giltenan. 'There’s the rapture of idleness, tuning out the mostly bad news of the world and letting the mind wander.' humbledollar.com/2024/04/my-per…

I still remember: Every Wednesday was fishcakes and spaghetti day at the New Courtney Diner.

My Perfect Daze humbledollar.com/2024/04/my-per…

Good thoughts from an early retiree.

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Anyone who was paying attention knew China’s real-estate market was a bubble. But the boom was too seductive to pass up. wsj.com/real-estate/ch… via The Wall Street Journal

Trump Allies Draw Up Plans to Blunt Fed’s Independence wsj.com/economy/centra…

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Died on this day, in 1731

On the aftermath of the plague:

“The people, hardened by the danger they had been in, like seamen after a storm is over, were more wicked and more stupid, more bold and hardened, in their vices and immoralities than they were before.'

The Intelligent Investor newsletter looks this week at what volatility means -- literally.

Think of the Gipsy Kings singing 'Volare.'

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does FSD stand for fully self-diversifying?

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America’s biggest bank is calling it quits on Wall Street, where American finance was born.  wsj.com/finance/bankin… via The Wall Street Journal

So many coins end up in the trash that one company is digging them up for profit wsj.com/finance/americ… via The Wall Street Journal

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Behavioral Scientist David Epstein Jason Zweig Bob Seawright Rob Copeland Steve Novakovic Fidelity Investments still more from investmentecosystem.com/2024/04/15/dif…

unexceptional endowment performance (Richard Ennis)

compounders (@varianceswap)

impact investing

carbon trading (@bfinance)

is PE a diversifier?

the Abrdn name (@SloleyChris)

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The Podcast Host Who Also Manages a $1.6 Trillion Investment Fund wsj.com/business/the-p… via The Wall Street Journal