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Transcript: Tom Barkin, Richmond Federal Reserve President & CEO

The Big Picture

And when I went there I was gonna be a lawyer and I was gonna major in mathematics and I took my freshman year math and that all went great. And it turned out that half of that class had been the US National Math team and they had all competed internationally and they knew stuff I didn’t. I don’t know.

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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. Because if you don’t include every single data point, then in the matrix math you have a divide by zero issue. Barry Ritholtz : So let’s start a little bit with your background. Bachelor’s in Humanistic philosophy and an MBA from Wharton Finance.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

But most of all, it was just simple maths according to Druck. Quanta Magazine ) • Why More Americans Are Using Fake License Plates and Getting Away : With It The old system of traffic control is breaking down. The easy part is over. The first was don’t lose money. I’m a sore loser,” he said. “I I don’t like to lose.”

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Don’t be tricked by 8% eternal Universal Life Insurance Interest Rates!

Sara Grillo

The math behind Universal Life Insurance Interest Rates is a twisted web and most consumers are deceived. Know how the math works so you can see the potential risks that may exist with your policy. There is no securities license required to sell it. Don’t be fooled! That is a mathematical impossibility.

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The Self Educating Child

Mr. Money Mustache

After all, the only way to renew a drivers license or a passport (or a medical license for that matter) is to dive head first into the ridiculousness and grin and bear it for the sake of the end goal. CodeParade – great bits of coding, math, and graphics combined. That’s how efficient video learning can be!

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The 16 Best Business Ideas For Women

Clever Girl Finance

Note that in some states, starting an interior design business requires that you have specific licensing. If you liked math in school and have a knack for numbers, you might make a great bookkeeper. Interior design. Help people create attractive and functional spaces in their homes. Web design. Bookkeeping and accounting.

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Worried about your future Social Security benefits? Fleshing out current concerns and common myths.

Yardley Wealth Management

While there always seems to be a future funding shortfall for Social Security, it’s a political problem, not a math problem. We only do Estate Planning work and I am licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. If we get close to insolvency, our politicians will somehow find the political will to solve it, like they have in the past. .