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15 Recession-Proof Businesses That Thrive in Any Economy

Clever Girl Finance

People also try to save on electronics, jewelry, musical instruments, and more by purchasing them preowned. If you’re good with math, then turning to financial planning or accounting or opening up a similar company could be one of the best recession proof businesses to start!

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Transcript: Steve Laipply, Global Co-Head of Bond ETFs at BlackRock

The Big Picture

It’s sort of like math with dollar signs attached to it. You know, in the underlying market you have electronic trading of treasuries and now, and now credit. It was about, you know, I love math statistics, all that stuff. Steve Laipply : So I had a good friend who said, Hey, I’m taking finance. I really like it.

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2024 Forecasting Follies

The Better Letter

In 1995, Robert Metcalfe, founder of digital electronics company 3Com, said : “I predict the internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse.” His mother went to bat for him and the tavern relented and hired him, but only because his mother had local clout.

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Transcript: Bill Bernstein on Navigating Uncertainty

The Big Picture

Yeah, you have to, you know, the conceit of finance is that basically the math is all there is to it. So you mentioned half math, half Shakespeare. Let’s talk about the math side. Ivanka said, oh no, you don’t have to be able to do math to do real estate 00:20:13 [Speaker Changed] Or investing for that math.

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Market Commentary: Markets Perk Up but Macro Outlook Still Messy

Carson Wealth

The math is just Earnings * (Price / Earnings) = Price, since the Earnings parts cancel. Perhaps the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs also remain, but we don’t see other large sectoral tariffs, such as the 25% on autos, chips, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. 4% by the end of the year (it’s at 2.6%

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A Guide to Vermont Tax Forms

Harness Wealth

Whether filing electronically or by mail, understanding each step in the process reduces the risk of errors and delays. Step 4 – File Online or by Mail Once your forms are completed, you can file your Vermont tax return electronically or by mail. Electronic filing is faster and often results in quicker refunds.

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Transcript: Lynn Martin

The Big Picture

And there was a transition process where a lot of the manual processes were replaced with electronics and automated computers. RITHOLTZ: So how do all — I just mentioned four electronic exchanges, two option exchanges. RITHOLTZ: That’s interesting. There’s still humans involved but much less than they once were.