A Home in the Colonias | The New York Times
This video is about 5 years old, but it shows some the living conditions where we will be working in South Texas. The New York Times
Here is some more:
Border Communities: The Case of Colonias in Texas by Cecilia Giusti
"Education levels are very low there. In El Cenizo, one established colonia in Webb County, only 15 per cent of people older
Shrinking Universe
AM reading: Common Sense of Mutual Funds by John Bogle. Here is a really cool insight:
Page 359: he is writing about the fact that given normal restrictions (not owning more than 2% of portfolio in any single asset and not owning more than 5% of shares of any individual company), the number of potential investments drops significantly. For example, using 2009 data, a 1 Billion fund could
Why U.S. Companies Continue to Pay Dividends - Bloomberg
Why U.S. Companies Continue to Pay Dividends - Bloomberg:
Love it! Virtually identical to our class discussions:
"It seems clear from our recent work that dividends are very resilient, and are unlikely to disappear. What explains this staying power?
First, some argue that dividends provide important “signals” about the strength or quality of the firm’s underlying earnings stream. (Because
Love it! Virtually identical to our class discussions:
"It seems clear from our recent work that dividends are very resilient, and are unlikely to disappear. What explains this staying power?
First, some argue that dividends provide important “signals” about the strength or quality of the firm’s underlying earnings stream. (Because
Wall Street Warriors
A look at what it can be like to work on Wall Street. (this episode focuses on "winners" in Hedge funds, commodities, and currency trading):
I am back
I realize I have been gone, but I was very busy nursing my mom in her battle against breast cancer. It pains beyond words that we lost the battle. I will try to get more articles up in the coming weeks. I also encourage you to "like" financeprofessor on facebook where I do share articles in a much faster manner.
Wall Street Bonus Drop Means Trading Aspen for Discount Cereal - Bloomberg
Wall Street Bonus Drop Means Trading Aspen for Discount Cereal - Bloomberg
Everything is relative. Pay cuts at $35,000 or $350,000 a year hurt:
Bloomberg has a personal interest story on how Wall Street bonus cuts have hurt those who had expected to get more money.
"The smaller bonus checks that hit accounts across the financial-services industry this month are making it difficult to
Everything is relative. Pay cuts at $35,000 or $350,000 a year hurt:
Bloomberg has a personal interest story on how Wall Street bonus cuts have hurt those who had expected to get more money.
"The smaller bonus checks that hit accounts across the financial-services industry this month are making it difficult to
5 Simple Hedge Strategies for Volatile Times - Forbes
5 Simple Hedge Strategies for Volatile Times - ForbesI am not convinced these are really "strategies", but more ideas of things you should give some attention. For example market volatility, credit risks, risk of low returns, inflation. Not so much a "how to" article, but more of a useful reminder of the various risks investors face. :A rather long "look-in":"Dawal encourages a portfolio that
Could Twitter predict the stock market? | Reuters
Could Twitter predict the stock market? | ReutersNice article for class from Reuters:"A basic premise of behavioral economics is that the markets aren't perfectly rational machines, but are expressions of human emotions like greed and fear. If you agree with that premise, and are looking for an immediate gauge of those human sentiments, then Twitter is one of the greatest tools ever invented.
Why Do Individuals Exhibit Investment Biases? by Henrik Cronqvist, Stephan Siegel :: SSRN
Why Do Individuals Exhibit Investment Biases? by Henrik Cronqvist, Stephan Siegel :: SSRN
Abstract:
"We find that a long list of investment biases, e.g., the reluctance to realize losses, performance chasing, and the home bias, are "human," in the sense that we are born with them. Genetic factors explain up to 50% of the variation in these biases across individuals. We find no
Abstract:
"We find that a long list of investment biases, e.g., the reluctance to realize losses, performance chasing, and the home bias, are "human," in the sense that we are born with them. Genetic factors explain up to 50% of the variation in these biases across individuals. We find no
Too Much Cash in the Corner Office - Businessweek
Too Much Cash in the Corner Office - BusinessweekA definite must-read for my classes!"In 2008, the CEOs who run companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index earned, in total, less than 1 percent of what everyone who’s a 1 percenter earned. So it’s unfair to blame CEOs alone for fostering inequality. Defenders of the system cite such data to advance a larger claim. Pay for public company
UBS hires former Bear Stearns CFO Molinaro | Reuters
UBS hires former Bear Stearns CFO Molinaro | Reuters"UBS has hired former Bear Stearns financial chief Sam Molinaro as operating head of its investment bank effective March 1, according to a memorandum seen on Friday by Reuters."Congratulations to St. Bonaventure Graduate Sam Molinaro:
The Dog that Did Not Bark: Insider Trading and Crashes by Jose Marin, Jacques Olivier :: SSRN
The Dog that Did Not Bark: Insider Trading and Crashes by Jose Marin, Jacques Olivier :: SSRNInteresting. And sort of unexpected.Marin and Olivier document "that at the individual stock level, insiders’ sales peak many months before a large drop in the stock price, while insiders’ purchases peak only the month before a large jump.We provide a theoretical explanation for this phenomenon based
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