market folly

Today we're pleased to have Tadas Viskanta of AbnormalReturns.com doing a guest linkfest for us.  If you're unaware, it's one of the best financial sites out there, aggregating insightful market links and content each day.

Tadas recently released his book, Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere and he's doing a blog tour to celebrate its launch.  So we thought it'd be fun to let Tadas take over our weekly linkfest and do what he does best.

Be sure to check out his book and stay tuned next week as we'll also post up a Q&A with him too.  Without further ado, onto the links:


What We're Reading ~ Special Edition

James Montier on the "flaws of finance."  (Advisor Perspectives) 

Four reasons why self-managed investors underperform using the "Magic Formula."  (Greenbackd)

What business do individuals have picking stocks?  (Random Roger) 

Why you should ignore the investment advice of previously successful guys.  (The Reformed Broker) 

The world's simplest stock valuation measure.  (Crossing Wall Street also Aleph Blog) 

Stale data sucks.  (Falkenblog) 

Why the low volatility anomaly persists - career risk.  (FT) 

"Low Risk Stocks Outperform within All Observable Markets of the World" by Nardin L. Baker and Robert A. Haugen.  (SSRN) 

Maybe we should focusing more on 'low beta' than 'low volatility' when investing?  (Above the Market) 

How the picks from last year's Ira Sohn Conference turned out.  (Absolute Return+Alpha) 

Quotes from the first Oaktree Capital Management ($OAK) conference call.  (Distressed Debt Investing) 

Paul Singer of Elliott Management on his most important attribute as an investor: "existential humility."  (Dealbook) 

The inner conflict of being a finance blogger.  (TechInsidr) 

Be a good member of social finance: cut down on the noise.  (Stock Sage) 


And last, but certainly not least, be sure to check out Tadas' book, Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere, as well as AbnormalReturns.com for daily market links and more.