Hot Reads: US Marijuana ETF Hits $1B

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US Cannabis ETF At AUM Of $1B (Business Insider)
The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) has surpassed $1 billion in AUM in just six months.

Old Rules Of Value Investing No Longer Apply (Institutional Investor)
Two academics cite research indicating value strategies are too “rigid and ritualistic.”

Obstacles To Higher Yields Fading (Advisor Perspectives)  
There’s a lot to suggest the increase in yields is just getting started.

Commodity Shock Sensitivity (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)
Consider the declining stocks-to-usage ratios for soybeans and corn.

Solar Energy Consumption In Graphics (Visual Capitalist)
A look at per-capita usage around the world from 1965 on.

Practical Ways To Look At Blending Factors (Validea)
How to use multiple factor models in a portfolio.

Digging Into A Risk Parity ETF (Seeking Alpha)
"RPAR" is an interesting $1 billion fund with some problematic modifications to a risk parity approach.