MiB: Emanuel Derman
In our latest Masters in Business podcast, we speak with quant and financial engineer Emanuel Derman. One of the first high-energy...
What Should You Expect After Flat Years in US Markets ?
U.S. markets essentially made no gains in 2015. The major indexes are more or less flat for the year to date. The Nasdaq-100 Index has...
Max Gains and Drawdowns for Investors by Decade
The most interesting thing I read today comes from Michael Batnick (Director of Research at RWM). In a post titled “The Power of...
Simons: Mathematics, Common Sense, and Good Luck
James Simons – Mathematics, Common Sense, and Good Luck: My Life and Careers Hat tip theirrelevantinvestor
A Brief History of Financial Engineering
Killer slice of history from Bloomberg Business: click for utterly ginormous infographic Source: Bloomberg Business
Writedowns vs Underwriting Scorecards
Smackdown! WDCI vs LEAG . . . Well, not quite. Today’s interesting MSM pick of the day is a Bloomberg column on none of the latest...
Analysts’ Profit Forecasts: Worse Than Ever!
> "At the start of the year, profits at banks, brokers and insurance companies were projected to rise 22 percent in 2008,...
Stocks Breaking Down on Volume
My partner Kevin sends me a reminder this morning that "When the markets break down investors look for alternative ways to make...