How the S&P500 Total returns stack up since 2011

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-21/yale-s-endowment-and-the-return-of-spam

How would the 2008 Volkswagen bubble look in this chart

http://www.businessinsider.com/cryptocurrency-ico-bubble-2017-11

The Philips’ curve is only dead when inflation is low (which can be self-reinforcing, right?)

https://piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-watch/there-no-inflation-puzzle

UK productivity: it is not getting any better

https://qz.com/1136047/uk-autumn-budget-2017-britain-has-officially-resigned-itself-to-dismal-productivity-growth/

Bitcoin is not very environmentally correct…

https://powercompare.co.uk/bitcoin/

I don’t say this often, but surely this is a must read for asset allocators?

https://www.bis.org/publ/work677.pdf

The Economist takes a look at sustainable investing this week

https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21731640-millennials-are-coming-money-and-want-invest-it-responsibly-sustainable

See if you can spot the crisis…

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-05/retail-apocalypse-can-lead-to-suburban-renaissance

Ah! There is a new bond conundrum in town!

http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2017/november/new-conundrum-in-bond-market/

The robots are coming, after all

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-16/the-robot-revolution-is-coming-just-be-patient

Here’s some history on wealth inequality for you…

https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/11/daily-chart-17

“US Wages: The Short-Term Mystery Resolved”

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2017/11/us-wages-the-short-term-mystery-resolved.html

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