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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

But most of all, it was just simple maths according to Druck. Quanta Magazine ) • Why More Americans Are Using Fake License Plates and Getting Away : With It The old system of traffic control is breaking down. The easy part is over. The first was don’t lose money. I’m a sore loser,” he said. “I I don’t like to lose.”

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At the Money: Why Self-Insight Is So Important  

The Big Picture

In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed to be economic in nature actually hinge more on psychological factors, such as social norms and emotion. We know a little bit of math. But people feel that they have license to comment on something that lies far outside of their actual area of expertise.

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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

The Big Picture

I had an economics lesson, I had a life lesson, I had an epiphany, I had a race relations lesson, I had a self-esteem and confidence lesson. Being broke is economic, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind, a depressed condition of your spirit. It’s home economics class, doesn’t exist anymore. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Reader Case Study: Is it Okay to Subsidize my Spendypants Adult Children?

Mr. Money Mustache

And since 2022 is becoming a year of interesting financial changes, it’s time to spark things up again, go back to our roots, and start covering some of the many subjects that are cropping up in this latest incarnation of our economic world. License to Chill – What’s the Worst Case Scenario? So I did the math on that too**.

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Transcript: Mike Green, Simplify Asset Management

The Big Picture

00:03:14 [Mike Greene] So that was actually an outgrowth from my experience coming out of Wharton and you mentioned the, the, you know, the transition of people who tended to be skilled at math or physics into finance. We were one of the last to get what’s called a value added license to the compus stat database.

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The 30 Best Work From Home Jobs To Earn More Money!

Clever Girl Finance

But if you don’t mind the work, it’s one of the best work from home jobs for people who love math. Experience required: CPA license, and a bachelor’s degree in a related field may help. Accountant This requires some job training and a love of numbers. Being an accountant is a great work from home job, and it’s pretty lucrative.

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Meet Queen Caroline and Other Characters in the Stunning Collapse of FTX

Mish Talk

Meet Queen Caroline Forbes wrote an interesting article ‘Queen Caroline’: The ‘Fake Charity Nerd Girl’ Behind The FTX Collapse Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is a math whiz who loves Harry Potter, fringe political philosophy and taking big risks. She is also one of the supporting players in Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX catastrophe.

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