Sat.Aug 04, 2018 - Fri.Aug 10, 2018

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Animal Spirits: Despite All Logic

The Irrelevant Investor

On this week's Animal Spirits, we discuss MoviePass becoming profitable, despite all logic This is some press release Cutting the chord and Disney's new streaming service Busting some pension myths The pension hole is the size of Germany's economy Bankruptcy booms among older Americans Creating an ideal liquid alt 1 in 8 divorces is caused by student debt.

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Spin City: The New Wave of Deconglomeratization

Brown Advisory

Spin City: The New Wave of Deconglomeratization. ajackson. Wed, 08/08/2018 - 08:16. The biggest media story in the industrial space this summer has been the accelerating breakup of General Electric. For many decades, GE was the shining example for conglomerates everywhere—Jack Welch’s model of pursuing a #1 or #2 position across many industries was one of the most well-known business strategies in the world.

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Capital Conservation

Brown Advisory

Capital Conservation ajackson Tue, 08/07/2018 - 09:25 The managers of Brown Advisory’s Large-Cap Sustainable Growth strategy discuss how their sustainable investing approach has helped them preserve capital during down markets. “Sustainable investing” means different things to different people. Some sustainable investors want to make a positive impact on the world,others want to align their portfolio with a specific mission or set of values, and still others simply want to screen out businesses

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Capital Conservation

Brown Advisory

Capital Conservation. ajackson. Tue, 08/07/2018 - 09:25. The managers of Brown Advisory’s Large-Cap Sustainable Growth strategy discuss how their sustainable investing approach has helped them preserve capital during down markets. “Sustainable investing” means different things to different people. Some sustainable investors want to make a positive impact on the world,others want to align their portfolio with a specific mission or set of values, and still others simply want to screen out business

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Mix a little data with something you want to be true and you grab it with both hands By Morgan Housel Chart goodness By Tadas Viskanta If you can’t save money, your investment returns won’t matter. By Nick Maggiuilli Mean reversion is probably one of the most misunderstood concepts in all of finance. By Ben Carlson The agony of defeat outweighs the euphoria of victory.

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The Scapegoat

The Irrelevant Investor

"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." -Winston Churchill We have always been a country of haves and have nots. In 1937 John D. Rockefeller had a net worth of $1.4 billion, or 1/65th of U.S. GNP. Today, the three wealthiest people in America, Bezos, Buffett, and Gates, have as much money as the bottom half of the country.