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MiB: Ed Yardeni on the Roaring 20s

The Big Picture

This week, we speak with Dr. Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research , a provider of global investment strategies and asset-allocation analyses and recommendations. ” We discuss how his unusual career developed, with his covering both Investment strategy AND economic analysis.

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Transcript: Jeffrey Becker, Jennison Associates Chair/CEO

The Big Picture

You get a bachelor’s in economics from Colgate and then an MBA in finance from NYU Stern. I was an economics and English major. We take, we take large positions in, in, in concentrated portfolios, and we’re really striving to be that high alpha equity manager for, for pension plans and for wealth allocators.

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Going Long in Two Fields: Why TLT Could Be Your MVP During Recessions

Dear Mr. Market

3) China (2nd largest economic engine of the world) is struggling and so is Europe. (4) Let’s briefly explore the potential scenarios: (1) Credit Event or Recession: In times of a credit event or economic recession, investors often seek safety, and U.S. 2) We have an inverted yield curve. TLT: TLT focuses on long-term U.S.

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Understanding Money & Investing

Discipline Funds

Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction Understanding the Modern Monetary System Everything you need to know about finance and investing in less than an hour How The Economic Machine Works in 30 Minutes Section 1 – Understanding Money & the Macroeconomy What Is Money? Where Does Money Come From? What Backs the Value of Money?

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The Wealth Management Digest

Zoe Financial

The second headline was Edelman Financial engines closed down their tax prep services (separate/different from their tax planning services). Opinions expressed by Zoe Financial are based on economic or market conditions at the time this material was written. Actual economic or market events may turn out differently than anticipated.

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. You have a background, undergraduate, your economics degree from Notre Dame, but you were dual-major Spanish language and Literature degree, how useful was that in Latin America?

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Transcript: Maria Vassalou

The Big Picture

Maria Vassalou has a fascinating history and background, London School of Economics to Columbia School of Business, where she actually was a professor for over a decade, and started consulting to the hedge fund and financial services industry. And that led her to various jobs at Wasserstein Perella McKinsey’s Asset Management Group.

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