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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

No audited returns, mathematically improbable claims, and zero accountability But none of these “influencers” sell securities to clients, so they do not fall under the regulatory oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2 2 Sure, you can claim mainstream media is bad, but social media is worse.

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Transcript: Lynn Martin

The Big Picture

So I mentioned 2021 was sort of aberrational. RITHOLTZ: So let’s talk about some imbalances, and I’m thinking about the sort of meme stock mania that began in 2020, when everybody was stuck at home during the pandemic, and just exploded in 2021. RITHOLTZ: That’s interesting. RITHOLTZ: Quite fascinating. MARTIN: Yeah.

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Pain is Part of the Process

The Better Letter

Source: Crestmont Research Over the past 50 years (1972-2021), the S&P 500 has provided an excellent annualized total return of 9.4 Over the past 50 years (1972-2021), the benchmark 10-year U.S. This is the best thing I read this week (it combines magic, music, mystery, and math); this is the best thing I saw. The saddest.

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How Might Behavioral Finance Impact Your Equity Compensation?

Zajac Group

While the data isnt as black and white as other aspects of finance, the impact of behavioral finance is clearjust consider the Covid-induced crash in February 2020 or the meme stock phenomenon of 2021 (to name a few more recent events). Behavior Finance and Your Portfolio So much of the concept of investing is about logic, math, and numbers.

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Transcript: Peter Borish

The Big Picture

Not only did he serve on the Brady Commission looking at the ’87 crash, but his history of investing and trading and public service, both at the Fed and the Chicago Board of Trade and Treasury Department, really unparalleled, as well as just a pretty amazing track record as an investor and trader. What did you find? RITHOLTZ: Right.

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How to CRACK the secret costs in an insurance illustration

Sara Grillo

Quick math: If you have $1.828 million in the bank. And , you have to do the math by hand. 2021, February). Now, quick math, if you have 128 million in the bank in your Christmas or Hannukah Club, and the bank is going to credit you 5% on your money 0:18:18.4 There is an admin charge of about $49k. Thanks for reading.

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Transcript: Sander Gerber, CEO and CIO Hudson Bay Capital

The Big Picture

Sander Gerber : Well, actually I was good at math. Wall Street tries to make things more complicated because it has to justify the, the sales commission and if, but things really are not so complicated. Because if you don’t include every single data point, then in the matrix math you have a divide by zero issue.