A NPV (Net Present Value) refresher
Here is a fast whiteboard video I made to remind my class what NPV is.
Derivative payoff Diagrams
Working to get ready for the new semester by making some videos in advance. Here is an attempt using Educreations an online white board app. Seems VERY easy to use/share. This was very first attempt with zero script etc.
Introduction to financial derivatives
We have a new video/class capture program that I was playing with today. Can't quite figure out how to export to YouTube yet, but here is a link
Hedge Funds And S&P 500 Nearly Identical - Business Insider
Hedge Funds And S&P 500 Nearly Identical - Business Insider:
This one surprised me. I was expecting the normal "Hedge funds don't outperform" article but this is much better. It shows that hedge funds while not outperforming indexes, have (on average) had lower risks.
A look in:
" ...the path of achieving the 8.6% return would have been dramatically different between these two. The
Maybe the "Chinese Wall" is not all that we have been led to believe?
With I.P.O.'s on the Rise, Analysts Get New Scrutiny - NYTimes.com:
In the years after the internet bubble, the so-called "Chinese Wall" keeping Analysts and sales people apart was strenthened. The rationale for this was to reduce the conflicts of interest that arise if an analysts' rating influences whether the firm gets the business or not ("Hey we will rate you a buy if you are our client.
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Internet Comments | Science/AAAS | News
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Internet Comments | Science/AAAS | News:
In many areas the Wisdom of the crowds rules, but what is the crowd isn't as smart as we think?
From Reddit:
"The “wisdom of crowds” has become a mantra of the Internet age. Need to choose a new vacuum cleaner? Check out the reviews on Amazon. Is that restaurant any good? See what Yelp has to say. But a new study suggests
Why do I care?
I posted this on Facebook and then decided it was enough finance related to post here as well.
Yes,
it is their money (donated by Phil Knight). Yes, they can spend their
money in anyway they see fit. No, they are not the only ones to go
"overboard". I concede my "overboard" tends to be
significantly less than other people's "just right". And I even bet
that the fancy "football
Stern Advice: Financial Advice That Is Popular -- and Wrong - Yahoo! Finance
Stern Advice: Financial Advice That Is Popular -- and Wrong - Yahoo! Finance:
"The problem is, a lot of that is bad advice. At best it fit a bygone era; at worst it was never right and is dangerous.
Here is a list of my least favorite financial chestnuts."
"The problem is, a lot of that is bad advice. At best it fit a bygone era; at worst it was never right and is dangerous.
Here is a list of my least favorite financial chestnuts."
Vince Young may have possessions seized to pay off $1.7 million loan | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
It is always sad and shocking to see people with money burn through it all. Such is the case of Vince Young.
Vince Young may have possessions seized to pay off $1.7 million loan | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports:
"Young's fall has been precipitous....Young signed a contract in July 2006 that, in theory, could have set him up for life. The No. 3 overall pick of the 2006 NFL draft, Young's
Just How Generous Are Detroit's Worker Pensions for Retirees? - Yahoo! Finance
This is somewhat surprising:
Just How Generous Are Detroit's Worker Pensions for Retirees? - Yahoo! Finance:
"...basic takeaway was that [Detroit's] pension system itself was not overly generous," said Jean-Pierre Aubry, assistant director of State and Local Research at Boston College's Center for Retirement Research."
Just How Generous Are Detroit's Worker Pensions for Retirees? - Yahoo! Finance:
"...basic takeaway was that [Detroit's] pension system itself was not overly generous," said Jean-Pierre Aubry, assistant director of State and Local Research at Boston College's Center for Retirement Research."
Great lessons from 25IQ (and Daniel Kahneman) | 25iq
Great stuff!
Great stuff! A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Investing from Daniel Kahneman | 25iq:
A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Investing from Daniel Kahneman
1. “Many individual investors lose consistently by trading, an achievement that a dart-throwing chimp could not match.” Leonard the Wonder Monkey will beat a muppet in an investing contest. Not only will muppets
Brain sets prices with emotional value
Brain sets prices with emotional value:
Not super surprised by this one:
"...after a series of experiments in which subjects were asked to modify how they felt about something either positively or negatively, the Duke group is arguing that emotional and economic calculations are more closely related than brain scientists had realized. The study appears July 3 in the Journal of Neuroscience."
Ritholtz: You Can “Eat Cat Food Tacos In Retirement,” Or You Can Do This… | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance
Ritholtz: You Can “Eat Cat Food Tacos In Retirement,” Or You Can Do This… | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance:
"In a recent column in The Washington Post, Ritholtz offered advice to investors who can’t get the memories of 2008 out of their minds and missed out on the massive rally since the March 2009 lows. In the accompanying video, he summarizes the advice for taking emotions out of investing:
"In a recent column in The Washington Post, Ritholtz offered advice to investors who can’t get the memories of 2008 out of their minds and missed out on the massive rally since the March 2009 lows. In the accompanying video, he summarizes the advice for taking emotions out of investing:
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