The S&P 500 is up by 17% YTD on price only basis. US equities have performed well so far this year however many headwinds are still lingering for the reminder of the year including the ongoing trade fight with China. It remains to be seen if the gains will hold through the end of the year.

• Overseas shares that investors should learn to love (Money Observer)
• Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class (WSJ)
• Innovation lessons from Israel (The Hindu BusinessLine)
• The trick that makes you overspend (The BBC)
• Men with beards are killing the razor industry (MarketWatch)
• Greedy Ghost takes over Europe: Don’t sit, don’t eat, in an age of profit before people (RT)
• Hallstatt: A town of 800 people that gets a million tourists a year (The BBC)
• Fantastic arctic fox: animal walks 3,500km from Norway to Canada (The Guardian)
• How Innovative Companies Gain a Powerful Edge on Rivals (T.Rowe Price)
• Save on Taxes: Know Your Cost Basis (Schwab)

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The Acropolis, Athens, Greece