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That was way more interesting than I thought it might be. I really liked the writing style, kinda snarky, but still explained well: ""But what if ...," you sta

That was way more interesting than I thought it might be. I really liked the writing style, kinda snarky, but still explained well: ""But what if ...," you start to ask, and I reply: Shh, shh. It just works."

manacit 10y ago
Matt Levine is a treasure, he writes a daily newsletter called "Money Stuff" (https://www.bloomberg.com/view/topics/money-stuff https://www.bloomberg.com/view/topics/money-stuff) that I really enjoy
- mbesto 10y ago
  Was just about to say this. His writing is pure gold. As a techie and not a public finance person, he does an incredible job explaining seemingly very complex topics, and adds some very healthy snark to his analysis.
- monksy 10y ago
  He has his own RSS feed, which is even better! https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/topics/money-stuff.rss https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/topics/money-stuff.rss
  - sparky_z 10y ago
    That's just a feed for his newsletter, Money Stuff. Here's[0] a more complete feed that also includes his standalone articles for Bloomberg View (like the current Dole article). https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/contributors/matt-levine.rss https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/contributors/matt-levine....
sparky_z 10y ago
Congratulations, today is your day to discover Matt Levine! Here are a few good ones from the archives: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-14/banks-forgot-who-was-supposed-to-own-dell-shares https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-14/banks-for... https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-28/yahoo-would-rather-not-pay-taxes-on-its-alibaba-shares https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-28/yahoo-wou... https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-07/can-you-really-game-index-funds- https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-07/can-you-r...
- snikeris 10y ago
  I liked this bit: > A regular human retail trader could have read the S&P news release on Monday afternoon, had dinner with friends, seen a movie, gotten a good night's sleep, spent Tuesday morning doing research to confirm that American was in fact going to join the S&P 500 and that a lot of index fund money tracks the S&P 500, gone out for a two-martini lunch, had 40 martinis, gotten blackout drunk, woken up in the hospital, spent 48 hours recovering and still had time to buy the stock before it joined the S&P on Friday afternoon.
- AceJohnny2 10y ago
  Don't forget "Oreos, Vomitoxin and the Price of Wheat" (with the best alt-URL) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-04-02/my-dog-is-gluten-free https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-04-02/my-dog-is... "Arbitrage Discovered" about the best/worse life insurance contract ever (whether you're the beneficiary or the insurer), and includes possibly the best financial punchline in an opening paragraph ever: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-27/arbitrage-discovered https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-27/arbitrage... There were others, but I can't remember them offhand. The Vomitoxin article is the one that put him (well, Bloomberg View really) in my feed :)
bsimpson 10y ago
I really enjoyed reading "new phone, who dis?" in Bloomberg.
stephensikes 10y ago
Levine is easily the best Wall Street / finance columnist out there, glad to see he's made his way to HN. Which makes me wonder, is there anyone similar writing about the SV / tech world?
- throwaway40483 10y ago
  Yeah, been looking for someone like this in tech. The closest thing you'll come is VCs pushing their own investments.
- shalmanese 10y ago
  Ben Thompson of stratechery does good work. Most of his stuff is behind a paywall but it's worth the $.
SilasX 10y ago
I'm just glad that the first 10 paragraphs weren't an intimate description of the clothing and mannerisms of the key people, as in most long-form journalism.
- throwaway40483 10y ago
  That's when you know that the article wasn't written by someone with technical insight.

manacit 10y ago

Matt Levine is a treasure, he writes a daily newsletter called "Money Stuff" (https://www.bloomberg.com/view/topics/money-stuff https://www.bloomberg.com/view/topics/money-stuff) that I really enjoy

mbesto 10y ago
Was just about to say this. His writing is pure gold. As a techie and not a public finance person, he does an incredible job explaining seemingly very complex topics, and adds some very healthy snark to his analysis.
monksy 10y ago
He has his own RSS feed, which is even better! https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/topics/money-stuff.rss https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/topics/money-stuff.rss
- sparky_z 10y ago
  That's just a feed for his newsletter, Money Stuff. Here's[0] a more complete feed that also includes his standalone articles for Bloomberg View (like the current Dole article). https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/contributors/matt-levine.rss https://www.bloomberg.com/view/rss/contributors/matt-levine....

sparky_z 10y ago

Congratulations, today is your day to discover Matt Levine! Here are a few good ones from the archives: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-14/banks-forgot-who-was-supposed-to-own-dell-shares https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-14/banks-for... https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-28/yahoo-would-rather-not-pay-taxes-on-its-alibaba-shares https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-28/yahoo-wou... https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-07/can-you-really-game-index-funds- https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-07-07/can-you-r...

snikeris 10y ago
I liked this bit: > A regular human retail trader could have read the S&P news release on Monday afternoon, had dinner with friends, seen a movie, gotten a good night's sleep, spent Tuesday morning doing research to confirm that American was in fact going to join the S&P 500 and that a lot of index fund money tracks the S&P 500, gone out for a two-martini lunch, had 40 martinis, gotten blackout drunk, woken up in the hospital, spent 48 hours recovering and still had time to buy the stock before it joined the S&P on Friday afternoon.
AceJohnny2 10y ago
Don't forget "Oreos, Vomitoxin and the Price of Wheat" (with the best alt-URL) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-04-02/my-dog-is-gluten-free https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-04-02/my-dog-is... "Arbitrage Discovered" about the best/worse life insurance contract ever (whether you're the beneficiary or the insurer), and includes possibly the best financial punchline in an opening paragraph ever: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-27/arbitrage-discovered https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-27/arbitrage... There were others, but I can't remember them offhand. The Vomitoxin article is the one that put him (well, Bloomberg View really) in my feed :)

bsimpson 10y ago

I really enjoyed reading "new phone, who dis?" in Bloomberg.

stephensikes 10y ago

Levine is easily the best Wall Street / finance columnist out there, glad to see he's made his way to HN. Which makes me wonder, is there anyone similar writing about the SV / tech world?

throwaway40483 10y ago
Yeah, been looking for someone like this in tech. The closest thing you'll come is VCs pushing their own investments.
shalmanese 10y ago
Ben Thompson of stratechery does good work. Most of his stuff is behind a paywall but it's worth the $.

SilasX 10y ago

I'm just glad that the first 10 paragraphs weren't an intimate description of the clothing and mannerisms of the key people, as in most long-form journalism.

throwaway40483 10y ago
That's when you know that the article wasn't written by someone with technical insight.