Markets

• Every stock market crash needs a catalyst. (cnbc.com)

Strategy

• Young investors can learn a lot just by getting started. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
• Moat, not a moat: you make the call. (blog.johnsoninv.com)
• 8 honest truths about investing. (alphabaskets.com)

Offers

• Buy two Amazon Echo devices and receive $100 off your order with code ECHO2PACK. (amazon.com)
• Sign up for Amazon Prime Student and get six months free! (amazon.com)
• Use code “READING30” at checkout for an exclusive $30 discount on Kindle Paperwhite. (amazon.com)

Amazon

• Which retailer's stock looks better: Wal-Mart ($WMT) or Amazon ($AMZN)? (thereformedbroker.com)
• Watching Hulu Live? You can thank AWS for that. (fortune.com)
• Amazon ($AMZN) can borrow at rates below that of most countries. (qz.com)

Cryptocurrencies

• We will only know if Bitcoin is in a bubble in retrospect. (medium.com)
• Bitcoin has some big names lined up against it. (twitter.com)

Companies

• How does WeChat make money? (qz.com)
• PayPal ($PYPL) is not afraid to partner with anybody. (tearsheet.co)
• Apple ($AAPL) is going start throwing money around Hollywood. (wsj.com)

Finance

• Goldman Sachs ($GS) is expanding its algorithmic corporate bond trading operations. (ft.com)

Hedge funds

• Renaissance Technologies post-election raised capital for its flagship Medallion fund. (bloomberg.com)
• Smart managers are pushing to find more female fund managers. (ft.com)

Economy

• Americans are quitting jobs at an increasing rate. (washingtonpost.com)
• Used car prices are at a new low for the economic recovery. (finuke.com)
• Jobs growth AND wage growth are pretty solid. (economistsview.typepad.com)
• Why you shouldn't be worried about household debt. (pragcap.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Personal finance links: idiotic trades. (abnormalreturns.com)
• In today's stressful age "just calming down a little" is a worthy goal. (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Our book link round-up for August 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Research links: risk management processes. (abnormalreturns.com)
• In the financial markets every year is the year of the goat. (abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed media

• Is MoviePass' $9.95 a month plan TOO good? (businessinsider.com)
• "Lucky Logan" is what a Summer movie should be. (theringer.com)
• The 20 best movies of 2017 (so far). (pastemagazine.com)

Millennials

• Having a robo-advisor is not enough to reach Millennials. (kitces.com)
• How Robinhood got Millennials interested in stocks. (fastcompany.com)
• ESG strategies are gaining traction among Millennial investors. (visualcapitalist.com)
• Millennials are living at home to save money for their own fund. (usatoday.com)

Advisors

• You are paying your advisor too much. (bloomberg.com)
• Wirehouses are doing just fine putting client retirement assets into fee-generating accounts. (wsj.com)
• Paying for what you need: advice-only financial advisors. (thefinancebuff.com)
• What's next for the fiduciary rule? (beta.morningstar.com)

Personal finance

• In defense of the 401(k) plan. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
• States are stepping in to provide workers with access to retirement plans. (wsj.com)
• Why corporate executives hold too much company stock. (onefpa.org)
• Ten questions to ask about your family's ability to withstand a hardship. (humbledollar.com)
• Don't pay this fee when leasing a car. (danielsolin.com)
• More Americans are striving for 'perfect' credit scores. (bloomberg.com)