These Self-Made Billionaires Prove Piketty Wrong about Wealth
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View ArticleThe Phases of an Investment Idea
by David Merkel, Aleph Blog Investing ideas come in many forms: Factors like Valuation, Sentiment, Momentum, Size, Neglect… New technologies New financing methods and security types Changes in...
View ArticleSixteen Implications of “The Phases of an Investment Idea”
by David Merkel, Aleph Blog My last post has many implications. I want to make them clear in this post. When you analyze a manager, look at the repeatability of his processes. It’s possible that you...
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Should the Best and Brightest Minds Go Into Finance?
by Rose Crima, Priceonomics Finance literally bids rocket scientists away from the satellite industry." -- Bank for International Settlements study, 2000 *** In the opening pages of American Psycho, a...
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Saving is Never Easy
by Bankers Anonymous When it comes to saving money, no amount of income is enough to make this easy. “If I made a million dollars a year,” you might think, “then I could start saving money pretty...
View ArticleWorld Class Standup Comedy and Investing: Are They Teachable?
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense “The stock market is an inexact phenomenon. Laypersons’ opinions often seem as worthy as professionals’, and shoeshine men and brokers compete for genius.” –...
View ArticleA Deep Dive into Woman-Run Hedge Funds
A Deep Dive Into The Women-Run Hedge Funds Universe by Financial Women's Association Executive Summary All too often conversations about women in asset management center on their absence rather than...
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There is No Such Thing as an Average Year for the Stock Market
by Jeroen Blokland Ask a random stock market ‘guru’ at the beginning of the year what he or she expects equities to do that year and you will probably get an answer like this: ‘Well uh… somewhere...
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The Importance of Meditation for Investment Professionals
The Importance of Meditation for Investment Professionals by Sam del Rowe, CFA Institute Meditation is not a practice historically associated with the finance industry. Yet with investing legends like...
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The “Unlucky” Inheritor
The “Unlucky” Inheritor by Seth Masters, CIO, AllianceBernstein Receiving a windfall can be wonderful—and provoke enormous anxiety. In this hypothetical case study based on client experience, we look...
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Platform Traded Funds™ (PTF™): A breakthrough for investing
Platform Traded Funds™ (PTF™): A breakthrough for investing TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2015 /CNW/ - The financial services sector is evolving rapidly. The shift to fee-based investing is well underway, and the...
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Beyond Flash Boys: Improving Transparency and Fairness in Financial Markets
Beyond Flash Boys: Improving Transparency and Fairness in Financial Markets by Mark Harrison, CFA, CFA Institute Are markets rigged in favor of certain investors now that dark pools and high-frequency...
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3 Logical Fallacies Underpinning The Current Stock Market Mania
by Jesse Felder, The Felder Report Monday I tweeted: A few folks asked me what I was referring to so I thought I’d explain in a bit more detail here. First, John Hussman has recently made some very...
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