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MiB: Jeffrey Sherman, DoubleLine Deputy CIO

The Big Picture

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. Prior to joining DoubleLine in 2009, Sherman was a senior vice president at TCW Group Inc. He is host of the podcast The Sherman Show and a CFA charter holder.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The joy of sets : Why won’t our artistic-literary establishment recognise that there’s mystery, beauty and humanity in maths? Be sure to check out our Masters in Business interview this weekend with Jennifer Grancio, CEO of Engine No. (up from 3.2% Prospect ). Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

technology into its search engine. ( Business Insider ) • Stop treating unemployment as a necessary evil to curb inflation : An economist explains why it’s time to rethink popular assumptions about layoffs. ( Businessweek ) • The Super Bowl’s Most Reliable Stock Market Indicator?

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8 Of The Best 6 Figure Jobs Without A College Degree

Clever Girl Finance

Average salary: $96,382 (Up to $191,607) Skills needed to become a real estate agent: Charisma People skills Communication Math Organization Time management 5. Software engineer According to Michigan Tech, software engineering is a type of computer science involved in maintenance, testing, development, and also design.

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The Self Educating Child

Mr. Money Mustache

Many teachers are already using this system to “flip the classroom”, and my own boy and I used Khan Academy to help him cover second through eighth grade math in only a month. CodeParade – great bits of coding, math, and graphics combined. That’s how efficient video learning can be! Awesome musician too!

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Transcript: Linda Gibson, CEO PGIM Quantitative Solutions

The Big Picture

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: Brian Higgins, King Street

The Big Picture

00:02:13 [Speaker Changed] Well, actually I started out electrical engineering. First, 00:02:18 [Speaker Changed] First two years, electrical engineering. 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.

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