2014 Math Numbers 
The Big Picture
DECEMBER 18, 2024
To prove their point, a number of friendly commentators, academics, and hired guns all wrote endless white papers, Op-Eds and commentaries. But they made one super-sized mistake: they cheated with the numbers. ” A bit of quick math: 726,600/0.987 = 736,170 (starting point). 726,600 – 736,170 = -9,570. to only 19.5%
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. In 2014, one bracket was alive through 34 games. Thanks for reading. Yours, too.
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The Irrelevant Investor
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Articles In hindsight, we can see that the value in 2014 $AAPL was real while the value in 2014 $IBM was fake. Investment finance math is sales math. By Richard Wiggins & Michael Edesess Unlike social security, many pensions suffer reverse compounding of purchasing power over time.
The Better Letter
MARCH 18, 2025
Nigl’s bracket finally went bust on game 50 (the third game on the second weekend) when three seed Purdue defeated number two Tennessee, 99-94, in overtime. In 2014, one bracket was alive through 34 games. And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. quintillion. trillion.
Random Roger's Retirement Planning
JUNE 30, 2024
We've gone over the math before that starting as late as 55 can catch a lot of the way up if they can afford to save a very high percentage of their income. Obviously you can discount those numbers if you expect lower returns going forward.
The Big Picture
JANUARY 21, 2025
Barry Ritholtz : The the funny thing is, the behavioral aspect of mutual funds seems to have been when people finally learn about a manager who’s put up great numbers, by the time it makes to make makes it to Forbes, hey, most of that run is probably over and a little mean reversion is about to kick in.
The Better Letter
MARCH 14, 2024
In 2014, one bracket was alive through 34 games. And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. UConn won the national championship as a seven in 2014. A roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row ( one in three billion ). The difficulty lies in the upsets, of course.
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