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Wednesday links: narrative fallacies

Abnormal Returns

Strategy On the strange math of stock returns. morningstar.com) The Texas Capital Government Money Market ETF ($MMKT) has launched. (fa-mag.com) morningstar.com) Economy Mortgage refinancing applications are on the rise. fortunesandfrictions.com) Betting on smart beta has generally not worked out well for investors.

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Sunday links: addressing existential challenges

Abnormal Returns

Strategy The math on the 60/40 portfolio looks a lot different than it did a year ago. theatlantic.com) Not every government in the world is getting older. washingtonpost.com) Economy The U.S. awealthofcommonsense.com) There is a difference between picking and choosing. labor market is slowing.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. economy is doing well, why do so many Americans say it’s terrible? Sapient Capital ) • If the U.S.

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Transcript: Anat Admati

The Big Picture

Why has technology developed the way it has and, more or less, exempt from a lot of government regulations or protected by government regulations? ANAT ADMATI, PROFESSOR OF FIANCE AND ECONOMICS, STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: So, my journey starts where I took a lot of math. I was good in math and I love the math.

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Weekly Market Insights – January 8, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Jobs and services sector news painted a better picture of the economy on Thursday, but as the 10-year Treasury hit 4%, stock prices responded negatively. Math errors: Simple addition and subtraction mistakes can delay your return. Consider using electronic filing software that does the math automatically to avoid mistakes.

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From Rocket Ship to Roller Coaster

Investing Caffeine

However, the fact remains the economy remains strong, corporate profits are at record levels, unemployment is low, and interest rates remain at attractive levels despite nagging inflation ( see chart below ) and the removal of accommodative monetary policies by the Federal Reserve. Math Matters. Source: Calafia Beach Pundit.

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Transcript: Brian Higgins, King Street

The Big Picture

I’m good at math and science and you know, I always had an idea what go into business, but I felt that electrical engineering would be a good foundation. I mean, think about the deficits we, we have when it’s pretty much full employment, economy’s still pretty strong. 00:02:16 [Speaker Changed] Me too.

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