The Big Picture

MAY 6, 2024

Much of it reflects the bad ideas and numbers, and worse advice, that float around Wall Street. Calculating returns back to May 1974 gives us numbers that look like this: S&P 500 Index annualized generated gains of 8.44%; if you reinvested the dividends, the annualized gains were 11.43%.2 A lot of it has not aged well.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 18, 2023

The Atlantic ) • Tech’s very bad year, in numbers : Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally. The Atlantic ) • Tech’s very bad year, in numbers : Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 6, 2022

It’s the intersection of business, people, psychology, sociology, and numbers. Hakai Magazine ). • One of TikTok’s Biggest Stars Roasts Dudes for Their Misogyny, Racism, and Fatphobia Drew Afualo is using trolls’ tactics against them and giving her 7.5 It’s just inherently fascinating. ” ( Compound Manual ).

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The Big Picture

MAY 1, 2023

You can build a record when in terrible years you’re up zero to five (per cent) and then throw a couple of 50s and 60s and the numbers look pretty good over time … ( Financial Times ) • The Line Is Blurring Between Remote Workers and Tourists : Economic development has fundamentally changed. And when you don’t see the ball, don’t swing.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

cnn.com) The magazine cover indicator: the U.S. bonddad.blogspot.com) There are a record number of housing units under construction. Markets The U.S. Treasury yield curve is firmly inverted. axios.com) Average mortgage rates dropped nearly 50bp last week. dollar edition.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, one molecule determines which way they will go. ( Quanta Magazine ). • History by numbers : Is history a matter of individual agency and action, or of finding and quantifying underpinning structures and patterns? . • A Good Memory or a Bad One? One Brain Molecule Decides.

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 14, 2022

defector.com) A profile of the greatest magazine writer of his generation, the now-retired Gary Smith of SI fame. washingtonpost.com) Wealth inequality is showing up in the number of middle class neighborhoods. (nytimes.com) On the mystery of human hibernation. si.com) A profile of Jeremy Allen White star of 'The Bear.'

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 31, 2022

Quanta Magazine ). Serena Williams by the Numbers: Her 319 Opponents Tell the Stories of Entire Eras An analysis of every Williams head-to-head matchup shows top-class rivals rising, falling, and almost always losing to the 23-time major champion. Wall Street Journal ) see also John McEnroe, Seriously On the eve of the U.S.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

New York Magazine ) • It’s not just you. The number of LinkedIn posts grew 41% from 2021 to 2023. Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Oppenheimer of Our Age : Sam Altman insists the AI he is creating could destroy us even as he hastens its advancement.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 24, 2023

To wit: 26 years ago, the image above came from the cover story of Fortune magazine: “There’s a lot of buzz in the smartphone business lately, with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone turning the mobile world upside down and Nokia’s (NOK) upcoming phone announcement providing a new challenge.

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Don Connelly & Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That is supported by a widely published survey by Financial Advisor Magazine, revealing that 72% of clients cite poor client communications as the number one reason they leave their financial advisor. Top financial advisors understand that superior client communications are paramount to building a successful practice.

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 8, 2023

What’s your retirement number? Back in 2008, ING ran a “Your Number” marketing campaign with print, web, and TV ads showing different people busy with their daily routines carrying a large orange six- or seven-figure number in dollars. – – The number supposedly represented how much they needed to save for retirement.

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Your Richest Life

JULY 15, 2022

Your Richest Life by the Numbers. Listed as a D Magazine Best Financial Planner for the seventh year in a row. Our furbabies, Fran the greyhound and Lily the terrier mutt, are also doing well. Here are some of the highlights of my eight years in business: -Worked with over 160 families to date. Expanding the Your Richest Life team.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 21, 2024

And so there was a number of less liquid markets that made for quite wide spreads. And so there was certainly a number of different movements, but there was certainly downside of these things. And you know, I think ultimately there was a number of opportunities that came out. And so we have a number of business lines.

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Clever Girl Finance

MARCH 19, 2024

For example, you can go the old-school route by cutting out words and images from old magazines, this is my format of choice. Old magazines: You’ll use magazines to find pictures, phrases, and other visual inspirations that represent your goals. But don’t forget about numbers!

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Your Richest Life

AUGUST 4, 2023

And later this year, I’ll be heading off to Lake Tahoe with other financial planners. It’s been a fun, busy year!

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The Richer Geek

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It's not really a number, I think people get too caught up in how much do I have, then they say I want to have $1 million by this age, or 5 million, or 10 million, or whatever the number is. But really, it's more about the absence of stress, and anxiety about your financial life.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JUNE 9, 2021

With numbers like that, you'd think he'd take advantage of the extra point. In it, he said: More than one industrial company in three selling for less than its net current assets, with a large number quoted at less than their unencumbered cash. We've looked to magazine covers and personal anecdotes. The league took 15,361.

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MazumaBusinessAccounting

APRIL 30, 2023

Maybe you want to know the total number of social media accounts each competing company uses and the number of followers on each account. Are they spending any money creating printed content, such as flyers or magazines? Include any information you might want to consider when creating content for your business.

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MazumaBusinessAccounting

MAY 1, 2023

Maybe you want to know the total number of social media accounts each competing company uses and the number of followers on each account. Are they spending any money creating printed content, such as flyers or magazines? Include any information you might want to consider when creating content for your business.

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The Irrelevant Investor

AUGUST 17, 2015

From Sebastian Mallaby's More Money Than God : "Between the close of 1968 and September 30, 1970, the 28 largest hedge funds lost two third of their capital, Their claim to be hedged turned out to be a bald faced lie; they had racked up hot performance numbers by borrowing hard and riding the bull market.

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Inside Information

MARCH 29, 2023

I wrote the very first tech survey when Barry Vinocur, then editor of Investment Advisor magazine, discovered that I was keeping a running spreadsheet of the various tech solutions in the 1990s—because so many people were asking me about this or that program. Surely this was a genuinely terrifying new competitor to financial planners—right?

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Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

If you’re as old as Methuselah, like I am, you might remember a pivotal moment in the evolution of the planning profession, when Forbes magazine noticed that brokers, life insurance and tax shelter salespeople were starting to call themselves ‘financial planners.’ Pandemonium!

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Inside Information

MAY 30, 2023

This is the time of year when the various industry magazines come out with their broker-dealer surveys, listing the ‘top’ BD rankings based on total revenues or the number of ‘producing’ reps. The number of reps gives the FSI the appearance of heft in its primary activity, which is lobbying. What is it lobbying for?

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Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 31, 2024

They read industry magazines, go to conferences, and join development programs. Measuring how well your marketing strategies work means looking at important numbers. If financial brands check these numbers regularly, they can better understand how the consultant’s work affects their business.

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FMG

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to Financial Advisor Magazine, poor communication is the number one reason clients leave their financial advisor. And during times of volatility, timely and effective communication is doubly important. But that does not mean advisors should rush out to write something.

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The Big Picture

MAY 7, 2024

She has a number of investments as as really a entrepreneur and a venture investor. And so I ended up working at Business Week Magazine for almost 13 years. And so the magic number was $388 a month. That they could add to PayPal’s numbers. And so that’s, that’s number one. It was fun.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 6, 2023

So, I was sitting there reading Industry Standard, remember that magazine? And I was learning about money, reading all the books, all the magazines, watching the shows, and I was also studying social psychology. And they do that for 35 years tweaking numbers I go you won, you won the game. Number two is travel.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

1,2,3 Stocks March Higher A better-than-anticipated consumer inflation number on Tuesday sent bond yields sharply lower, igniting a powerful, exceptionally broad-based rally that saw 91% of all New York Stock Exchange volume advancing in price and a similarly substantial advance (85%) on the NASDAQ.

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Trade Brains

APRIL 22, 2023

There are a number of companies that you might have heard about from childhood and might already know a lot about it. Even if you are a housewife, you can find a number of good companies that manufacture day-to-day life products like soap, shampoo, towels, edible oils, etc.

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The Better Letter

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some of the resonating songs are truly dreadful (like this former number one). The Beatles had five singles in Britain’s Top 20 in 1963, three of which hit number one. On February 1, it was number one in the U.S., Life magazine declared : “In [1776] England lost her American colonies. The Beatles were amazing.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JUNE 5, 2017

Behind data and numbers are emotion and feelings. Magazines and newspapers are full of articles telling people to buy stocks, real estate etc. It's one thing to read The Great Crash , it's another thing entirely to read The Great Depression: A Diary. Here's Benjamin Roth writing in his diary in 1931. at present bargain prices.

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The Irrelevant Investor

MARCH 26, 2018

The target-date funds are 79 basis points.The only thing that is listed is a one or two-sentence description, accompanied by 1, 3, and 5 year performance numbers. If you're just a regular person opening this up, the only thing you have to go by are the descriptions, which read like something you'd see in a wine magazine.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2022

He is the host of the Bridging the Gap podcast and is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Financial Advisor Magazine, Medium, ThinkAdvisor, and Advisor Perspectives. He is a speaker, author, and podcast host who has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Magazine, The Cut , and more.

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Good Financial Cents

JUNE 29, 2023

The anticipation of receiving your paycheck might be a tad longer, but imagine the thrill of seeing higher numbers! However, this number can fluctuate based on the total number of hours you work weekly. Your actual salary will depend on your additional skills, experience, qualifications, and the number of hours you plan to work.

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We've looked at the percentage of your budget you'll likely spend on certain things, but what are the real numbers? Of course, be mindful of costs, because it's easy to spend so much on supplies that you don't actually save money, so run the numbers first. Most common wedding expenses that drive the average wedding price.

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Clever Girl Finance

JULY 24, 2023

Shred Anything with sensitive personal information, like your name, address, social security number, or account numbers, goes into the shred pile. From catalogs to magazines to bills and everything in between, the paper can pile up in a matter of days. That might include old bank statements, some school forms, and pay stubs.

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