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How to Win in Wall Street: by a Successful Operator

The Irrelevant Investor

One of my favorite investing books ever is The Money Game , by Adam Smith. This book absolutely nails Wall Street and what's so fascinating is that it was published in 1967. "Adam Smith" probably wouldn't be surprised to know his book is still just as relevant fifty years later because in The Money Game, he references a book that was written 86 years prior.

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Compound Interest | Beware the Trap

Brown Advisory

Compound Interest | Beware the Trap. achen. Tue, 09/22/2015 - 10:21. Late in an economic cycle, investors in corporate bonds tend to snap up securities that offer a comparatively high yield but understate the risks of default. Here are our thoughts on how to avoid such “value traps.”. From telecommunications companies in 2000, to homebuilders in 2007, to coal mining companies in 2014, recent history offers plenty of cautionary tales for high-yield investors.

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Ben Carlson joins Ritholtz Wealth Management

The Irrelevant Investor

I’m beyond excited to share the news that Ben Carlson is joining Ritholtz Wealth Management to lead our Institutional Asset Management. I have followed Ben’s work since he began writing at his blog- and now a book - A Wealth of Common Sense in February, 2013. Ben has rapidly grown into the Jason Zweig of my generation. This means that he has the ability to write about any issue in such a way that can be understood by anyone, regardless of their level of financial knowledge.

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DIY Financial Advisor

The Irrelevant Investor

I'm a big fan of the Alpha Architect team. What really struck me when I first met these guys is how knowledgable, yet humble they are. Like many quants, they understand the limitations of the human brain, which has led them on their search for evidence-based investing. Nobody pumps out more quality data-driven stuff on a daily basis than these guys.

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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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The More Things Change…

The Irrelevant Investor

"There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance. Past experience, to the extent that it is part of memory at all, is dismissed as the primitive refuge of those who do not have the insight to appreciate the incredible wonders of the present." - John Kenneth Galbraith Investment products and the way we transact might look radically different today than they did 100 years ago, but investors' emotions have evolved very little over that ti