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Friday links: lady luck

Abnormal Returns

ritholtz.com) Compounding math is often confounding. safalniveshak.com) Books A recommendation for Ben Wiener’s book "Fever Pitch: A Novel About Selling Your Vision, Raising Venture Capital, and Launching Your Startup." Strategy Why you shouldn't fear all-time highs. nytimes.com) Survivorship bias affects in any number of ways.

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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make

The Big Picture

An instructive war story : During the mid-1990s, a grad school buddy took a senior job at a tech startup that came with lots of stock. This was impossible, and I said so: Either you guys are either going to win the Nobel prize in economics or go to jail. In late 1996, they were bought by Yahoo! There is nothing in between. (I

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Or why we need less math in music theory. ( Previously, she was co-Head of Innovation Economy and Head of Specialized Industries, She has been with JPM Chase for more than 20 years, working with founders, entrepreneurs and startups. Tablet ) see also Welcome to the New Military-Industrial Complex. That would be absurd, no?

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15 Recession-Proof Businesses That Thrive in Any Economy

Clever Girl Finance

Recession-proof businesses are more than just smart, they’re essential when economic uncertainty hits. Content related to challenging financial times Final thoughts: Start building a recession-proof business today Recession-proof businesses can thrive despite an economic downturn. Should I start a business during a recession?

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

Bachelor’s in economics and a BS in computer science from Wellesley in Boston and then an MBA from Harvard Business School. I took a lot of math classes. I couldn’t give up math in computer science. So it felt like going from a well-established company to a startup. Velina Peneva : Thank you, Barry.

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Transcript: Jonathan Clements

The Big Picture

But the numbers you can’t argue with, I mean, we all know that the brutal math of investing before costs investors collectively will earn the market return after costs. And then I was approached by Citigroup about being director of financial education for this startup called MiFi. You know, what would happen next?

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Transcript: Richard Bernstein, CEO / CIO of RBA

The Big Picture

But before we get to that, let’s start with Bachelor’s in economics from Hamilton, MBA from NYU. And a friend of mine who had gotten fired from this economic consulting firm, got a job at Chase Econometrics, IDC, and said, you have to come over here. Barry Ritholtz : I’m, I’m thrilled to have you. Absolutely.

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