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Animal Spirits: The Bankrupt Barber

The Irrelevant Investor

Today's Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts. Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off (*New YCharts users only) On today’s show we discuss Ben was right about Japan's private market. The case for cash now We're making noobwhale t-shirts and donating the proceeds to this charity Beyond diapers I still don't know how they find these people If that was the top, this is the post Ben is a great saver.

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Investment Perspectives | Cool Change

Brown Advisory

Investment Perspectives | Cool Change ajackson Tue, 08/06/2019 - 08:46 "Time for a cool change; I know that it's time for a cool change." —Little River Band, 1979 Changes occur for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a major event makes it clear that an immediate course correction is needed. Other times, a series of occurrences allows a decision to evolve gradually.

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Is This the Bottom?

The Irrelevant Investor

This is a perfect analogy for investor psychology. This is how our brain works when stocks are falling and we're trying to figure out if it's the bottom. [link] The post Is This the Bottom? appeared first on The Irrelevant Investor.

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Investment Perspectives | Cool Change

Brown Advisory

Investment Perspectives | Cool Change. ajackson. Tue, 08/06/2019 - 08:46. "Time for a cool change; I know that it's time for a cool change.". —Little River Band, 1979. Changes occur for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a major event makes it clear that an immediate course correction is needed. Other times, a series of occurrences allows a decision to evolve gradually.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Yuan Redux

The Irrelevant Investor

For the second time in five years, China devalued its currency. The last time this happened was on August 24, 2015. This is a day that market participants will remember well. The Dow opened down more than one thousand points. I remember running into Josh's office saying, "health-care is gone. XLV is down 20%." In the first 15 minutes there were 1,278 trading halts for 471 different ETFs and stocks. 765 stocks in the Russell 3000 fell more than 10%.

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Superforecasting, Re-Kindled

The Irrelevant Investor

On today's Animal Spirits, Re-Kindled, Ben and I dive into one of the best books ever on decision making, Superforecasting. Listen here Items discussed An open letter to Ben Bernanke Quotes "Every day, the news media deliver forecasts without reporting, or even asking, how good the forecasters who made the forecasts really are." "Old forecasts are like old news- soon forgotten- and pundits are almost never asked to reconcile what they said with what actually happened.

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Never Argue With People Who Say

The Irrelevant Investor

Disagreements are healthy. Arguments are not. Compromises start out as disagreements. Broken relationships start out as arguments. Arguments are dead ends because people don't change their minds when they're using emotions instead of data. Thankfully, would-be arguers often tip their hand. Here are a few red flags to look out for: In Life "I've been saying this and nobody would listen" You've said a lot of things that weren't worth listening to "I told you so" What are you seven years old?

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