The Better Letter
MARCH 16, 2023
The maths are exactly the same. These sorts of math problems are the focus of this week’s TBL. Math Problems As this TBL goes live, just 16 games and one day of the NCAA Tournament are in the books, yet my bracket is a mess. We notice the unlikelihood of 100 in a row because of the pattern. Thanks for reading. quintillion.
Random Roger's Retirement Planning
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A 20% drop in managed futures that is leveraged to a 40% weight would have added another 800 basis points to the decline (simple math). The first from when I worked at Fisher Investments in 2002. In 2008, VBAIX was down 23%. The risk/reward in this example doesn't seem worth it to me.
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Brown Advisory
JUNE 16, 2022
We discount each year at our 10% minimum weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and some infinite series maths gives us the basis for some rough approximations 2. Maths has a long half-life and a DCF correctly done accounts for inflation. GAAP in 2002 7.
The Better Letter
MARCH 14, 2024
Duke math professor Jonathan Mattingly claimed the average college basketball fan has a far better chance of achieving bracket perfection than one in 9.2 In June 2002, electrician Mike McDermott won £194,501 on the UK National Lottery after correctly choosing five numbers and the bonus ball. quintillion. trillion.
Mr. Money Mustache
MAY 20, 2022
It’s fun math – a 20% drop in prices means you get 25% more shares for your dollar, and a 50% drop means twice as many , or 100% more shares per dollar invested.). In today’s market, you are getting about 25% more shares for each dollar that you invest. 3) Okay, but I really am retired and trying to live off my investments now.
The Big Picture
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
And then in ‘94 and ’98, you know, all had a different stream to 2002. How are we doing in literacy versus math versus science? You know, then by the way, it wasn’t like the crises ended between 1990 and the recession on the S&L dynamics. By the way, it seemed like every four years — RITHOLTZ: Right. Where are we?
The Big Picture
AUGUST 15, 2023
To give you a fun story, we launched Protégé Partners in 2002. And in 2002, the bucket of the largest hedge funds was those north of $1 billion. SEIDES: Before 2002, there were no capacity issues with whoever you thought the best hedge funds were. If you’re there a decade before, talk about first mover. Oh my goodness.
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