The Big Picture
JUNE 24, 2023
You need to understand how math, statistics and probabilities work. You need to understand how corporations and the global economy generally function over the long haul. Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Evolution of Financial Advice.
The Big Picture
MAY 30, 2023
And he’s really moving the needle in terms of having people take control of their own financial life in a way that benefits not just them but the entire economy and all of society. They’re an underground economy because they don’t trust the mainstream economy. These are not dumb people. RITHOLTZ: Right.
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Mr. Money Mustache
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
So I decided to take some action, by doing the math for myself using a spreadsheet. And as you scale up the operation, some economies of scale on things like space and equipment make it even better. I am guessing that you might feel the same way these days – most of us Americans are in the same boat.
The Big Picture
JANUARY 24, 2023
So I mean, in ’07 and ’08, you know, what killed the economy in ’07 and ‘08 were mortgages going down. RITHOLTZ: So it’s different math then I need 100x winner versus 99? What are some of the other problems that you run into when junk bonds allow you to engage in behavior? KLINSKY: Well, I mean, they can get out of hand.
The Big Picture
AUGUST 8, 2022
ANAT ADMATI, PROFESSOR OF FIANCE AND ECONOMICS, STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: So, my journey starts where I took a lot of math. I was good in math and I love the math. So, I was kind of, in my romantic mind when I was in my early 20s, I was going to take but not give back to math, that kind of thing.
The Big Picture
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
SHAW: My wife and I decided to move to Tennessee back in 2016. RITHOLTZ: Why is it not surprising that a math nerd is also a placekicker? Let’s talk a little bit about some of the work you’ve done, start with CEO of The Company Lab, what was CoLab’s mission and why Tennessee? SHAW: Well, it’s pure geometry.
The Better Letter
JANUARY 11, 2024
The economy, the markets, and the world-at-large provide unlimited fodder for them. 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. ” Nobody does. And lots of surprises.
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