Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 22, 2024

The article devoted a good amount of space to bond market math, focusing on the pain of owning the iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT) and bond funds in general. An individual 20 year treasury bond bought when yields were at their lowest will return 100 cents on the dollar when it matures in 2040.

Marketing 98

Marketing Marketing Financial Advising Math 98

The Big Picture

MARCH 17, 2025

I I, it’s funny because my last book was 15 years ago and now I have a new one coming out and the next one will be in 2040. Wasn’t the Excel spreadsheet error, which changed their math. Problem is, the math doesn’t work 01:20:33 [Speaker Changed] Well, you know, math, who really believes numbers should add up.

Taxes 147

Taxes Economy Government Budgeting 147

The Big Picture

APRIL 1, 2025

So Barry Ritholtz : Sam Peltzman, and this is my in, in 2040, my next book, Sam Peltzman iss, the guy who studies seat belts and airbags and ABS and all that stuff. He, like, he stopped doing math and science when he was like seven years old. Does that ring a bell? Michael Lewis : No. Tell me what it is. They are characters.

Government 258

Government Engineering Media Investing 258