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Weekend Reading is a collection of Investment Research and Lifestyle topics from all corners of the Web.We source the highest quality insights from Wall Street and Main Street that you may apply to your investment process. Unlike the rest of Bankeronwheels.com, this series is provided without additional guidance. As usual, everything is to be used at your own risk.  Below is the type of content we shortlist.

Invest Wisely section is dedicated to research on how to invest for the Long Run using Passive Investment Strategies. Read Topics related to (i) Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation (ii) Acting wisely by avoiding behavioural traps and also (iii) publications that help understand how financial markets work.

Active Investing section relates to improving your knowledge about active investing.  If you decide to sin, then sin only a little. Given ample evidence, combined active bets should be ideally a relatively small fraction of your portfolio. This section also includes Sustainable Investing. You can invest in a Socially Responsible way, but there are many ESG traps. Learn how to invest sustainably, and what it means for expected returns, with our definitive guide to sustainable investing

Personal Finance section is dedicated to UK and European Products. It can also touch on other European jurisdictions outside the Euro-zone.

 

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CONSTRUCT YOUR PORTFOLIO

Decoding ETF Names & Discovering Tools To Find Them (Bankeronwheels.com)

In Europe and the UK, selecting an ETF means choosing between multiple currencies, different ETF domiciles, impacting the tax rate on dividends paid to the US Government, or different Stock Exchanges.

But it’s also never been easier to buy ETFs. ETF Names can be confusing, but once you crack their code, you can avoid life-long fees charged by Robo and Human Advisors. It will make you substantially wealthier. Today, let’s crack the ETF code.

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HOW TO INVEST

Prof. John Y. Campbell: Financial Decisions for Long-term Investors (Rational Reminder - 1 hr 18 Min )

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John Y. Campbell, a British-American economist, professor of economics at Harvard, and founding partner at Arrowstreet Capital, a systematic asset management firm based in Boston joins the conversation to answer long-term investor’s questions.

UNDERSTAND FINANCIAL MARKETS

CME's Terry Duffy on the Risks He Is Seeing Right Now (Bloomberg - 51 Min )

Terry Duffy is the chairman and CEO of CME Group, the world’s biggest derivatives exchange and a trading behemoth whose name is synonymous with Chicago’s financial industry. In this wide-ranging interview, Duffy talks about the big risks in the market he’s seeing right now and how the CME is preparing for them.

ACTIVE INVESTING

FACTOR & Thematic investing

STOCKS

SUSTAINABLE investing

ALTERNATIVE ASSET CLASSES

WALL STREET

The corporate raider throwing Stones from his own glass house

Until this week Icahn Enterprises had a market capitalisation of around $18bn, more than triple the reported net value of its assets. These include majority ownership of energy and car companies, in addition to an activist-investment portfolio. On May 2nd Hindenburg Research, a short-selling outfit founded in 2017 by Nathan Anderson, accused Icahn Enterprises of operating a “Ponzi-like” structure. Icahn Enterprises has shed more than a third of its market value since Hindenburg released its report. Read more on Hindenburg Research

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BAD BETS

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PERSONAL FINANCE

Wealth Management

Just Keep Buying (Bankeronwheels.com)

A few months ago, we reviewed Just Keep Buying by Nick Maggiulli.  What makes the book stand out? Our readers won’t be surprised to learn that most of Nick’s conclusions can be found in other books we’ve reviewed. 

In fact, parts of the book have been published on Nick’s own Of Dollars and Data blog. But with this new compendium, Nick adds some fresh perspectives.

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FINANCIAL PRODUCTS

COST OF LIVING

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DESIGN YOUR LIFESTYLE

Personal Development

How to perform at your best physically and mentally? (Meb Faber - 1hr 10 Min )

Louisa Nicola, a neurophysiologist and human performance coach, and the founder of Neuro Athletics, which provides scientific strategies to help athletes and investors achieve peak performance joins the conversation on how all of us can become better investors by giving a masterclass on peak performance.

She walks us through the three pillars she focuses on: sleep, exercise and nutrition. 

Health & Wellness

CAREERS & REMOTE WORK

Should You Quit Your Job? (The Outcome - 12 Min )

Should you quit your job and start a business? Joe Rogan & Garyvee talks about how to know when to quit your job and how to actually do what you love. This will be the most life changing speech you will see. It will motivate you to quit your job at the right time.

Work, Play & Surf: 5 Beach Gateways for Digital Nomads from Okinawa to Koh Lanta (Bankeronwheels.com)

Over the past year, Raph and I worked remotely from Digital Nomad places in Asia and Europe. Sometimes illusionary in a corporate environment, work-life balance can also be tricky on the move. We tested different coworking spaces, but sometimes adapted a work-from-home style when options were limited. Time off while travelling can be incredibly rewarding. We wanted to bring out unique activities each place offers to make your choice easier.

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EARLY RETIREMENT

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TECH

The Inside Story of ChatGPT’s Astonishing Potential (Greg Brockman - 30 Min )

In a talk from the cutting edge of technology, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman explores the underlying design principles of ChatGPT and demos some mind-blowing, unreleased plug-ins for the chatbot that sent shockwaves across the world. After the talk, head of TED Chris Anderson joins Brockman to dig into the timeline of ChatGPT’s development and get Brockman’s take on the risks, raised by many in the tech industry and beyond, of releasing such a powerful tool into the world.
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