2002 Math Numbers 
The Better Letter
MARCH 18, 2025
Nigl’s bracket finally went bust on game 50 (the third game on the second weekend) when three seed Purdue defeated number two Tennessee, 99-94, in overtime. And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. A roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row ( one in three billion ).
The Better Letter
MARCH 14, 2024
And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. A roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row ( one in three billion ). Duke math professor Jonathan Mattingly claimed the average college basketball fan has a far better chance of achieving bracket perfection than one in 9.2
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Random Roger's Retirement Planning
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A 20% drop in managed futures that is leveraged to a 40% weight would have added another 800 basis points to the decline (simple math). The first from when I worked at Fisher Investments in 2002. I'd put an asterisk by the volatility number because of how little of the original capital was exposed to risk.
Brown Advisory
JUNE 16, 2022
We remain highly dubious of price-to-earnings ratios as a proxy for value given earnings can be distorted by “creative” accounting and the measure embeds a range of factors into a single number. Maths has a long half-life and a DCF correctly done accounts for inflation. GAAP in 2002 7. We inherently prefer actual cash flow.
The Big Picture
AUGUST 15, 2023
To give you a fun story, we launched Protégé Partners in 2002. Or at least the top, pick a number, 30, 40%. And in 2002, the bucket of the largest hedge funds was those north of $1 billion. SEIDES: Before 2002, there were no capacity issues with whoever you thought the best hedge funds were. Less, 20, 30%? RITHOLTZ: Sure.
Mr. Money Mustache
MAY 20, 2022
It’s fun math – a 20% drop in prices means you get 25% more shares for your dollar, and a 50% drop means twice as many , or 100% more shares per dollar invested.). It’d be like retiring at the bottom of 2009 with still-decent numbers. Which translates to a full 25% more wealth from those shares in your future. . (It’s
The Better Letter
MARCH 16, 2023
The maths are exactly the same. These sorts of math problems are the focus of this week’s TBL. Math Problems As this TBL goes live, just 16 games and one day of the NCAA Tournament are in the books, yet my bracket is a mess. We notice the unlikelihood of 100 in a row because of the pattern. Thanks for reading.
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