Distribution Math Portfolio Management 
The Big Picture
JANUARY 21, 2025
But yes, I was given my own column and by that point, having seen all these star managers come and go, you know, I had become an index fund devotee, and in column after column I banged the drum for index funds to the point where my editors were asking me, Hey, could you write about something else? That’s exactly right.
The Big Picture
MAY 13, 2025
00:16:36 [Speaker Changed] Yeah, I’m, I’m not gonna check your math on that, but I’ll, I’ll buy Eric saying your, your estimate there on what we’ve saved investors over time. That’s a big chunk of money that people are saying, help us distribute this philanthropically.
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The Big Picture
MAY 6, 2025
Sander Gerber : Well, actually I was good at math. In other words, the models assume a normal distribution of returns, but when you get into some kind of event, it’s no longer a normal distribution returns. That’s a barbell distribution. As opposed to normal distribution. What was the career plan?
The Big Picture
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?
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. BERRUGA: So many of our clients were struggling to find alternative sources of income for their portfolios.
Brown Advisory
JANUARY 17, 2024
Only if the universe is split 50:50 between winning and losing investments does the 75% hit rate for the portfolio hold. However, the universe typically does not follow a normal distribution, not even on a one-year basis. We all know that a 55% hit rate is the top decile across the industry, and the maths above demonstrates why.
The Big Picture
MARCH 27, 2023
She was a partner and a portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, a firm that runs currently about $25 billion. But over the last 30 or 40 years, probably 40 years since the Reagan years, if you look at the wealth and the income distribution in this country, it really has sort of gelled at the top. RITHOLTZ: Right, very much so.
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