Stretching the Mind

Having spent a week in Alaska amidst glaciers and all sorts of wildlife, I have a renewed appreciation for the mind-stretching value of new experience.  Here are a few mind-stretching links to start off this shortened holiday week:

*  Useful list of top financial blogs and other top ideas from Abnormal Returns;

*  Sobering post on the average performance of individual investors;

*  Valuable guidelines for distinguishing substance from bull;

*  Asking the right questions about market breadth and divergences;

*  Useful insights traders tend to forget;

*  Great post on what traders can learn from Navy SEALs; 

*  Quite a variety of valuable quotes and perspectives on markets at Trading Wisdoms;

*  30 quotable quotes on markets;

*  More wisdom from famous investors.
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