The S&P 500 is up by about 13% YTD. Greece has become one of the best performing markets this year with Athens Stock Exchange General Index soaring nearly 36%.

Over 32 people are dead in mass shootings in 2 days this month. Instead of focusing on important things, we have already moved on to buying Greenland. Somewhere in the internet it was mentioned that this buy is to acquire great mineral deposits. Well if we really need great natural resources first we have to buy Canada and then Australia. Finally we have to buy the ultimate resource-rich nation – Russia. Putin may be more than happy to do a deal on our terms. After all these acquisitions, if China offers a even better deal we might as well sell ourselves to China. And then all this trade war drama will be unnecessary. 🙂

With that prediction, here are some interesting reads for the weekend:

• Know what you own: managing the pitfalls of cyclicality (Canadian Investment Review)
• Global Trade: What It Is and Why It’s Important (Schwab)
• David Stevenson: we need to make investing fun! (CityWire) – For UK Dividends Then and Now Are the Answer
• The Case for Staying Invested in Stocks (T.Rowe Price)
• Germany on the brink (MoneyWeek)
• The world’s top 10 dividend-paying companies (Money Observer) and  Dividends Then and Now Are the Answer (Young Research)
• Why Today’s Inverted Yield Curve Isn’t Necessarily a Recession Warning (AB)
• Quality, Resilient Singapore Stocks to Shine Despite a Challenging Milieu (Nikko AM)
• Autumn breezes: 5 investing themes to consider (Blackrock)
• Preparation Matters (Bull & Baird)
• AN INVESTMENT THESIS FOR THE 2020S (Gavekal)
• The Historical Imperative for International Diversification (Advisor Perspectives)