The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. 2000-2003 Dotcom implosion 6. Savings rates have rocketed and UK savers can earn over 5% on deposits.

Insurance 130

Insurance Math Economics Economy 130

The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

He co-chairs a number of the asset management investment committees. So I interviewed with a bunch of banks, got a number of job offers by the end of the week, and joined Goldman Sachs in October 1998. I ended up being hired onto the high yield desk as a research analyst and did that for a number of years, a couple of years.

Assets 290

Assets Clients Investing Investments 290

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Number one, and I think they both reflect strong leadership at the firms. Number one, you had, you know, somewhat of a groundswell from within the firm, certainly at leadership that said we need to figure out a way to do something. Key brands, number one, Coca-Cola Bottling is the company that really helped to jumpstart the city.

Recruitment 143

Recruitment Engineering Investing Investments 143

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And I did the math, and I think at that point in time, roughly speaking, assets in ETS were roughly just 10 percent, 12 percent of assets in mutual funds and I was pretty convinced that that number was to increase significantly. I was employee number 10. You have the liquidity, the tax efficiency, the transparency.

Clients 154

Clients Investing Investments Management 154

The Better Letter

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

He spends way more time on how to save $1,000 than on what your investment portfolio should look like. I couldn’t make that math work at all plausibly. “And over the past 30 years, my little portfolio … has averaged 12, most years over 13 percent.” Did I mention that he’s a big deal?

Certified Financial Planner 94

Certified Financial Planner Investing Investments Portfolio 94

The Better Letter

JANUARY 11, 2024

That’s why the markets are much more of a mind game than a math game. And that’s why markets will always be exceedingly hard, even when the math seems easy or the future seems certain. As my friend Morgan Housel has explained , “Every forecast takes a number from today and multiplies it by a story about tomorrow.”

Economy 95

Economy Economics Math Banking 95

The Big Picture

JULY 4, 2023

RITHOLTZ: So you launch your own firm IDW in 2003. And number two, it may interest you to know, here are four or five different funds in the same situation. These are big numbers. And they end up being great candidates for us to put into to run the next big portfolio or start a new strategy. RITHOLTZ: Wow. RITHOLTZ: Sure.

Management 143

Management Recruitment Numbers Banking 143