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Rabbithole: What Do People Get Wrong About Money?

The Big Picture

During the 2000 crash, I had no 401k, and my wifes 403B was tiny. The strangest thing I came to realize was that the market crashes and bear markets that should have mattered the least to me were most terrifying. The ones that should have mattered the most I was blas about. Artificial wealth is the pursuit of wealth as an end unto itself.

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Ratan Tata Story: Biggest Achievements & Journey!

Trade Brains

He has been quoted multiple times stating how his grandmother helped him develop a strong set of values and ethics system which have guided him ever since he was a boy. In 2000 the group acquired London-based Tetley Tea, in 2004 it purchased the truck-manufacturing operations of South Korea’s Daewoo Motors, and Indian Hotels Co.

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Transcript: Eric Balchunas

The Big Picture

Yeah, ’99-ish, early 2000, I got headhunted. RITHOLTZ: So you were covering derivatives in the 90’s, but not the 2000’s leading up to the ’08-’09 crisis. And so, I was doing that in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004. But as you mentioned, in the 2000’s, it was just starting to ramp up. RITHOLTZ: Yeah, yeah. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Socially Responsible Investing: Is It Also More Profitable?

Mr. Money Mustache

The omission of Berkshire Hathaway was a bit of a shocker, as it is run with solid ethical principles by Warren Buffett, one of the worlds most generous philanthropists. And to make up the difference, the stake in the companies on the right have been boosted up to take their place in your portfolio.

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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2023 

Dear Mr. Market

Thus far the Russell 2000 Index has been pulling away a bit and outperforming the S&P 500 for not only 2023 but the better part of the last 12 months. Put another way, they don’t abide by the same ethics, standards, or even GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) that we do.

Investing 101
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Bubbles and Crises: Twenty Years of Lessons Learned

Brown Advisory

We covered a lot of ground in a freewheeling conversation, but one question he asked me really got my attention: “What are the most important lessons you learned from managing through the technology bubble in 2000-01 and the financial crisis of 2008-09?”

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Bubbles and Crises: Twenty Years of Lessons Learned

Brown Advisory

We covered a lot of ground in a freewheeling conversation, but one question he asked me really got my attention: “What are the most important lessons you learned from managing through the technology bubble in 2000-01 and the financial crisis of 2008-09?”.

Clients 52