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Our discussion (Bloomberg) on how (or not) to use anecdotes had some interesting feedback to it. Not on the underlying concept, which...

I get pushback from the NRF each year after my Black Friday discussion. They want to engage in more spin. Here are 10 questions I have...

@TBPInvictus here: Trump’s fond of talking about jobs, jobs, jobs, and how they’re “pouring” back into the...

The Reason Most Quant Funds Fail Source: Mathinvestor See also: Economics, finance and pseudoscience Mathematicians Against...

@TBPInvictus here: Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp recently made what I thought was a fairly bold claim on Twitter: The firearms...

Holiday Sales Forecasts Still Stink Just say no to unreliable methodologies. Bloomberg, November 22, 2017 It’s that time...

There’s Lots of Precedent for the Trump Rally Market gains since Election Day have been nothing out of the ordinary. Bloomberg,...

Perspective: I spend a lot of time talking about all of reasons for the cognitive errors we make. Why I emphasize the...

Bad Market News From Junk Forecasting Models The mistake is comparing a recovery from a financial crisis with the rebound from a normal...

The Imaginary Debt Crisis Is Here to Stay Household borrowing has reached new records. Big deal. Personal income has grown much more....