Jim O’Shaughnessy: “What Works on Wall Street”
What it takes to be a successful active investor. Hint, it’s much harder than you think. Jim O’Shaughnessy: “What...
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: Eugene F. Fama
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio by Steve Foerster (Ivey Business School at Western University) and Andrew W. Lo (MIT). click...
Discussion: Evidence-Based Investing
I speak with Robin Powell about: How the idea came about for the EBI conference Why the financial media can be so unhelpful The dramatic...
Grantham: This Time is Decently Different
Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of Boston investment firm GMO, doesn’t expect valuations to drop back to normal levels for two decades....
C-SPAN Overwhelmed by Russian Hearings
With all of the probes into the Trump administration’s ties to Russia, C-SPAN is struggling to keep their daily itineraries in...
Examining How Rumors Spread Through Social Media During Crisis...
Not an April Fool’s Day joke, either: Click to watch the lecture. Source: University of Washington
How to Spot Bad Statistics
Polls that predict political candidates’ chances to two decimal places are a problem. But we shouldn’t count out stats...
5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
According to linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite,...
John Oliver on the Federal Budget
Donald Trump’s federal budget plan proposes large funding cuts with largely negative consequences. John Oliver examines the...