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ATM: What Investors Really Want

The Big Picture

I speak with Professor Meir Statman of Santa Clara University — he is an award-winning expert on investor behavior and financial decision-making. He is an award-winning expert on investor behavior and decision-making. So, professor, let’s start with the basics. For people in marketing, of course, this is so trivial.

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More Inflation Expectations Silliness

The Big Picture

What it does reveal is that the Federal Reserve is not current with the latest research on 1) What drives inflation; 2) The fallibility of surveys and polling data; 3) An updated understanding of behavioral economics and how human decision-making works. To say this is a useful measure reveals an irrational attachment to an outdated standard.

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Transcript: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton

The Big Picture

Just an incredible, insightful conversation about how to build a company, how to grow through acquisitions, how to make sure everybody on your team understands their role, is appreciated, and is acting and performing at the highest levels. ” And so I spent a year working for Drexel Burnham. They run about a $1.5 RITHOLTZ: Right.

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The Philadelphia Fed Just Revised Jobs Lower by 1.2 Million for Q2

Mish Talk

Estimates by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia indicate that the employment changes from March through June 2022 were significantly different in 33 states and the District of Columbia compared with current state estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES).

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

The Big Picture

And so the average investor is unaware of them. And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. a year, way over both.

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Transcript: Michael Fisch

The Big Picture

So, so let’s talk a little bit about your, your background ba in economics from Dartmouth. What, what was it that made you say, Hey, this finance thing looks like it’s fun and interesting? They run over $27 billion in, in assets. Then I think you’re gonna find this to be a fascinating conversation.

Investing 173
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Transcript: Tim Buckley, Vanguard’s CEO

The Big Picture

So let’s talk a little bit about what we have going on right now. BUCKLEY: It’s been a learning time, and it’s been a growth time is what I would say, Barry. BUCKLEY: It’s been a learning time, and it’s been a growth time is what I would say, Barry. And so it’s been a real rewarding time.

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