The S&P 500 has shot up by 13.07% so far this year, making it one of the best start of the year in recent history. Many of the developed European markets are also up nicely year-to-date with the DAX gaining over 9%. It remains to be seen if the indices can add on to the returns for the reminder of the year.

With that said, below are some interesting reads for this weekend:

• Bank runs in the digital era (FT Alphaville)
• Chart that tells a story: here’s why China’s market has bounced back in 2019 (Money Observer)
• Schwab Market Perspective: Market Madness? (Schwab)
• Technological Innovation and Disruption (T.Rowe Price)
• Looking Forward, Looking Back: 10 Charts After 10 Years (Alliance Bernstein)
• A roadmap for defensive investing (Blackrock)
• There are enough reasons to buy on the stock market, few advise buy and hold (Tim Schaefer)
• Confessions of an Active Money Manager and Why Britain Is a Buy (Liberty Through Wealth)
• Another catalyst for China’s stock market: a higher profile in global indexes (John Hancock)

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