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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

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The challenge in writing How NOT to Invest was organizing a large number of ideas, many of which were only loosely connected, into something coherent, understandable, and, most importantly, readable. That insight greatly simplified my task of making the book both fun to read and helpful for anyone interested in investing.

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MiB: Jeffrey Sherman, DoubleLine Deputy CIO

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This week, we speak with Jeffrey Sherman , deputy chief investment officer at DoubleLine Capital. We discuss how he began as a math major but didn’t want to go into physics, engineering or academia, so finance was the next logical career option. He is host of the podcast The Sherman Show and a CFA charter holder.

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10 Friday AM Reads

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technology into its search engine. ( Huddle Up ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business interview this weekend with Rick Rieder , Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at BlackRock , Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team, and Senior Managing Director. Rieder helps to manage $2.5

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Transcript: Lynn Martin

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MARTIN: So I remember when I came home from elementary school one day, and my dad who was an electrical engineer, he used to design fuel gauges on airplanes, came home with this huge box. Is it the investment bank? We’ve recently upgraded our systems to our next generation matching engine technology. MARTIN: Exactly.

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

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She is Head of North America Investments for Citi Global Wealth, which is a giant wealth management arm of the giant Citibank. It’s a town of about 4,000 people, so exposure to markets or investment banking or any of the careers in finance was not something that you really envisioned. Her name is Kristen Bitterly Michell.

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Transcript: Linda Gibson, CEO PGIM Quantitative Solutions

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She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

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Transcript: Cathy Marcus, PGIM Real Estate

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Cathy Marcus is co CEO and global COO of p GM Real Estate, a $208 billion investor in real estate, part of the giant real estate investment firm, PIM. There are few people in the world better situated to discuss commercial real estate investing from every perspective. But in those days, there were very tax driven investment.

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