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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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Podcast links: hedge fund math

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morningstar.com) Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler talk with Michael Mauboussin about nine key, timeless investing lessons. youtube.com) Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson talk with Ted Seides author of "Private Equity Deals: Lessons in investing, dealmaking, and operations from private equity professionals."

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Research links: more than math

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Skew Why investors avoid positive-skew investment strategies. noahpinion.blog) Asset growth High investment has historically led to disappointing future returns. morningstar.com) Research The 2025 Global Investment Yearbook is here. rcmalternatives.com) How skew and kurtosis should play a role in portfolio construction.

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Dollars Are For Spending & Investing, Not Saving

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“I need the US Dollar to be a store of value between the time I make it until I spend it, invest it, pay my taxes with it, or give it away. To be more precise, I want to discuss the type of chart that reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of money, currency, spending, investing, and taxes. It does that splendidly.”

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Government Spending Is Out of Control! LOL

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investment firm. ” It goes without saying that politics should have no place in any reputable firm’s Research department (see Why Politics and Investing do not mix ). Gross investment includes what government spends on structures, equipment, and software, such as new highways, schools, and computers.

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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

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Also on the site The investment world was a different place when Josh Brown started writing. abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week On the strange math of stock returns. washingtonpost.com) Some investments are an IQ test. In "You Weren't Supposed to See That" he takes a look back. Then there's risk. downtownjoshbrown.com)

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Tuesday links: paying for the news

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Fund management There is no escaping the math on leveraged ETFs. wsj.com) Meta ($META) is reportedly investing $10 billion in subsea cables. linkedin.com) Why CITs are cheaper than mutual funds. crr.bc.edu) Technology AWS is spinning up an Nvidia ($NVDA) competitor using its own chips.

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