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How Tom Wolfe Became … Tom Wolfe - by Michael Lewis [H/T Phil] (LINK)
The last voyage of the cargo ship El Faro [H/T Phil] (LINK)
What to Read in Investing? Lesson from A 2,000-Year-Old Stoic Philosopher (LINK) [I have done the same thing as Vishal has in this regard: "As years have passed, I have turned from trying my hands at speed reading – acting like Holmes’ fool who takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across – to slow, thoughtful reading and re-reading."]
How Amex Lost Costco (LINK)
Aswath Damodaran on the ABInBev/SABMiller Merger (LINK)
Paul Tudor Jones On Advice He Would Give To His 18 Year-Old Self (video) (LINK)
Distinctions and Differences (LINK)
Two thirds of antibiotics are needlessly prescribed [H/T Chris] (LINK)
A Brief History of U.S. Dietary Guidelines (LINK)
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Your must-read of the day.... A review, and some great personal reflections, after reading the book Not Fade Away (LINK) Umberto Eco Dies at 84; Leaves Behind Advice to Aspiring Writers (LINK) A good 5-minute Howard Marks interview from a couple...
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Cure for low commodities prices is staring us in the face (LINK) [The book discussed in the article is one I'm really looking forward to: Capital Returns: Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager's Reports 2002-15. It is a collection...
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Horizon Kinetics - Under the Hood: What’s in Your Index? (LINK) The ETF Flash Crash (LINK) Stock Halts Added to Monday’s Market Chaos [H/T Matt] (LINK) Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says (LINK) Related link [mentioned by...
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Presentations from The Ben Graham Centre’s 2015 Value Investing Conference [H/T ValueWalk] (LINK) Nestle chairman: Heinz owners have 'pulverized' the food industry [H/T Matt] (LINK) The Apollo Asia Fund's Q1 Report (LINK) Horizon...
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Meb Faber with an excerpt from the Paul Tudor Jones interview in MONEY Master the Game (LINK) I mentioned the new Tony Robbins book out “Money: Master the Game” in our prior post “The All Seasons Portfolio“. I think it is a good book,...
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