Tadas Viskanta
@abnormalreturns.bsky.social
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Artisanal, hand-crafted links every day at
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💰 Personal finance links: year-round tax planning, the benefits of volunteering, and why happiness is more art than science.
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Personal finance links: the option to change
February 4, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/04/personal-finance-links-the-option-to-change/
about 2 hours ago
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🆓 Tuesday links: Vanguard fund fee reductions, how aging societies spend differently, and 25 ways to be a 'class act.'
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Tuesday links: disappearing companies
February 3, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/03/tuesday-links-disappearing-companies/
about 22 hours ago
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🔬 Research links: how hedge funds generate alpha, implementing a momentum strategy, and the impact of extreme weather events.
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Research links: behavioral inefficiencies
February 3, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/03/research-links-behavioral-inefficiencies/
1 day ago
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🆓 Monday links: the decline of the dollar, Polymarket's prospects in the U.S., and why we need better economic data.
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Monday links: a bad tradeoff
February 2, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/02/monday-links-a-bad-tradeoff/
2 days ago
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🆕 Adviser links: the future of Social Security, how box spreads work, and the downside of a fragmented calendar.
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Adviser links: disappointing outcomes
February 2, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/02/adviser-links-disappointing-outcomes/
2 days ago
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🆓 Sunday links: an energy stock comeback, pressures on PE managers, and why nobody likes a bully.
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Sunday links: a desperate fallback
February 1, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/01/sunday-links-a-desperate-fallback/
3 days ago
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: signs of reflation, gold and silver ETFs, and why you shouldn't take financial advice from billionaires.
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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns
February 1, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/02/01/top-clicks-this-week-on-abnormal-returns-837/
3 days ago
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🆓 Saturday links: the surge in measles cases, a historic brain drain, and shunning natural gas.
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Saturday links: how software looks and feels
January 31, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/31/saturday-links-how-software-looks-and-feels/
4 days ago
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🆓 Friday links: London as a global startup hub, GEO as the new SEO, and the rising cost of aluminum in the U.S.
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Friday links: ads ruin everything
January 30, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/30/friday-links-ads-ruin-everything/
5 days ago
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🎙️ Podcast links: the prospect for private equity, the future of prediction markets, and America's changing position in the world.
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Podcast links: accredited investors
January 30, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/30/podcast-links-accredited-investors/
5 days ago
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🆓 Thursday links: the precious metals boom, the coming PE portfolio IPOs, and the onslaught of Chinese EVs.
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Thursday links: the relentless pursuit of goals
January 29, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/29/thursday-links-the-relentless-pursuit-of-goals/
6 days ago
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✍️ Longform links: the ubiquity of WhatsApp, the high costs of clean water, and how the NFL continues to dominate.
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Longform links: performative discipline
January 29, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/29/longform-links-performative-discipline/
6 days ago
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🆓 Wednesday links: two sources of gold demand, a look back at the DeepSeek freak out, and where Americans moved in 2025.
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Wednesday links: issues that matter
January 28, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/28/wednesday-links-issues-that-matter/
7 days ago
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💰 Personal finance links: jumping off the hedonic treadmill, the high costs of health insurance, and asking yourself if you can afford a new dog.
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Personal finance links: hedging an uncertain future
January 28, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/28/personal-finance-links-hedging-an-uncertain-future/
7 days ago
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🆓 Tuesday links: the silver trading frenzy, Tim Cook's ultimate legacy, and co-working's tentative comeback.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Tuesday links: focusing on forex
January 27, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/27/tuesday-links-focusing-on-forex/
8 days ago
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🔬 Research links: the case for prediction markets, why value isn't dead just yet, and the evolution of commodity prices.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/27/r...
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Research links: choosing your discomfort
January 27, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/27/research-links-choosing-your-discomfort/
8 days ago
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🆓 Monday links: record high gold prices, silent tech CEOs, and the surge in thrift stores.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/26/m...
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9 days ago
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🆕 Adviser links: the intersection of private wealth and private assets, what to do when clients divorce, and the mainstreaming of solo 401(k)s.
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Adviser links: the math of wealth
January 26, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/26/adviser-links-the-math-of-wealth/
9 days ago
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🆓 Sunday links: multi-billion dollar seed rounds, Apple's cash machine, and the growing popularity of THC-laced beverages.
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Sunday links: a bit unsustainable
January 25, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/25/sunday-links-a-bit-unsustainable/
10 days ago
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: the bull market in bombs, shrinking lot sizes, and viewing volatility as a fee.
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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns
January 25, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/25/top-clicks-this-week-on-abnormal-returns-836/
10 days ago
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🆓 Saturday links: the dangers of air pollution, the popularity of NA beers, and Gen Z's embrace of spicy foods.
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Saturday links: retaining students
January 24, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/24/saturday-links-retaining-students/
11 days ago
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🆓 Friday links: stressed-out software stocks, the tangled web of AI deals, and the abuse of the exclamation point.
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Friday links: a public-private divergence
January 23, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/23/friday-links-a-public-private-divergence/
12 days ago
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🎙️ Podcast links: the business of data centers, the perils of self-optimization, and the future of football in America.
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Podcast links: the future of football
January 23, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/23/podcast-links-the-future-of-football/
12 days ago
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🆓 Thursday links: small cap outperformance, plans for a SpaceX IPO, and the K-shaped economy, visualized.
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Thursday links: the penalty for lateness
January 22, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/22/thursday-links-the-penalty-for-lateness/
13 days ago
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✍️ Longform links: progress in robotics, the rise of sports gambling in America, and how modernity changed our relationship with time.
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Longform links: harvesting knowledge
January 22, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/22/longform-links-harvesting-knowledge/
13 days ago
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✍️ Is ensh*ttification driving corporate profit margins higher?
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Is enshittification the driver of higher corporate profit margins?
January 20, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/20/is-enshittification-the-driver-of-higher-corporate-profit-margins/
13 days ago
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💰 Personal finance links: the psychology of retirement, building more houses, and why it's easy to get stuck in a rut.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/21/p...
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https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/21/personal-finance-links-controlling-what-you-can-control/
14 days ago
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🆓 Tuesday links: a CEO's job, the problem with market timing, and how algorithms preference conformity.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/20/t...
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Tuesday links: a CEO’s job
January 20, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/20/tuesday-links-a-ceos-job/
15 days ago
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🔬 Research links: the challenge of market timing, predicting S&P 500 deletions, and the uncertainty of uncertain language.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/20/r...
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Research links: an unknowable future
January 20, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/20/research-links-an-unknowable-future/
15 days ago
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🆕 Adviser links: investing in wealthtech, the challenges of caregiving, and getting a fuller picture of client risk capacity.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/19/a...
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Adviser links: winning in wealthtech
January 19, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/19/adviser-links-winning-in-wealthtech/
16 days ago
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✍️ Your favorite [fill in the blank] will close someday. Nothing lasts forever.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/17/n...
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Nothing lasts forever
January 17, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/17/nothing-lasts-forever/
17 days ago
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🆓 Sunday links: how narratives change, the rise of prediction markets, and why initial conditions matter.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/18/s...
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Sunday links: gains in moderation
January 18, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/18/sunday-links-gains-in-moderation/
17 days ago
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns: TPA explained, paying up for quality, and reading as an investment superpower.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/18/t...
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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns
January 18, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/18/top-clicks-this-week-on-abnormal-returns-835/
17 days ago
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🆓 Saturday links: the forces behind rising beef prices, the warming ocean, and good news on cancer survival rates.
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Saturday links: the active squeeze
January 17, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/17/saturday-links-the-active-squeeze/
18 days ago
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🆓 Friday links: doing things differently, a big year for active ETFs, and why no platform is forever.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/16/f...
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Friday links: a license to be creative
January 16, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/16/friday-links-a-license-to-be-creative/
18 days ago
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🎙️ Podcast links: rebuilding American infrastructure, the rise of 'ETF slop,' and how narratives move markets.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/16/p...
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Podcast links: rebuilding infrastructure
January 16, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/16/podcast-links-rebuilding-infrastructure/
19 days ago
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🆓 Thursday links: pharma M&A, valuing the AI startup ecosystem, and searching for the American manufacturing renaissance.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/15/t...
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Thursday links: a more absorbing life
January 15, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/15/thursday-links-a-more-absorbing-life/
20 days ago
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✍️ Longform links: the rise of sports gambling in America, the hollowing out of government, and how TVs got so cheap.
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Longform links: moral clarity
January 15, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/15/longform-links-moral-clarity/
20 days ago
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🆓 Wednesday links: a big year for international stocks, signs of change in the housing market, and the challenges of making a living on YouTube.
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Wednesday links: the worst thing ever
January 14, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/14/wednesday-links-the-worst-thing-ever/
21 days ago
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💰 Personal finance links: the case for rightsizing your house, normalizing lifetime giving, and how great wealth melts your brain.
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Personal finance links: creating capital
January 14, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/14/personal-finance-links-creating-capital/
21 days ago
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🆓 Tuesday links: rising JGB yields, negative net migration, and things weighing on consumer confidence.
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Tuesday links: assiduous avoidance
January 13, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/13/tuesday-links-assiduous-avoidance/
22 days ago
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🔬 Research links: AI proxy voting, nonlinearities in trend following, and GIF-based stock sentiment.
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Research links: earnings uncertainty
January 13, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/13/research-links-earnings-uncertainty/
22 days ago
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🆓 Monday links: why rules matter for investors, how to combat influenza, and undermining Fed independence.
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Monday links: counting your blessings
January 12, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/12/monday-links-counting-your-blessings/
23 days ago
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🆕 Adviser links: good enough financial plans, client spending experiments, and holding out against the degenerate economy.
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Adviser links: thinking about success
January 12, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/12/adviser-links-thinking-about-success/
23 days ago
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🆓 Sunday links: factor ETF portfolios, damaged data collection, and getting paid to keep secrets.
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Sunday links: accumulating meaning
January 11, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/11/sunday-links-accumulating-meaning/
23 days ago
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📊 Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns including: six market surprises, three ways to simplify your portfolio, and who benefits from the spread of autonomous vehicles.
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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns
January 11, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/11/top-clicks-this-week-on-abnormal-returns-834/
24 days ago
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🆓 Saturday links: surging influenza cases, why Craigslist lives on, and the rising cost of youth sports.
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Saturday links: the loneliness crisis
January 10, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/10/saturday-links-the-loneliness-crisis/
25 days ago
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🆓 Friday links: the unpredictability of markets, the rise of the degenerate economy, and the upside of being weird in the age of AI.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/09/f...
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Friday links: refueling more often
January 9, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/09/friday-links-refueling-more-often/
26 days ago
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🎙️ Podcast links: a look back at the 1929 crash, why we make bad decisions, and living in an increasingly gamified world.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/09/p...
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Podcast links: our gamified lives
January 9, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/09/podcast-links-our-gamified-lives/
26 days ago
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🆓 Thursday links: broadening stock market participation, the low hire-low fire economy, and the most valuable coach in college football.
abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/08/t...
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Thursday links: cognitive surpluses
January 8, 2026
https://abnormalreturns.com/2026/01/08/thursday-links-cognitive-surpluses/
27 days ago
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