The Kelly Criterion Explained
So you’ve found an investment you really like. That’s great, but what do you do next? In other words, after…
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January 2, 2022
Intro to SPACs
Imagine you were able to create a company that had no commercial purpose. It doesn’t sell any products or services,…
July 10, 2021
What Does it Mean to “Short” a Stock?
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. Why do investors buy a company’s stock? There can be many reasons, but they always boil down…
May 4, 2021
Week of 1/25/2021 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Unprecedented Week This past week was quite a unique…
January 31, 2021
Intro to Hedge Funds
Hedge funds are financial partnerships that use pooled funds and employ different strategies to earn the highest possible returns for…
December 16, 2020
Intro to Behavioral Economics
One of the most widespread misconceptions about economics is that it’s all stocks and bonds and funds. While those certainly…
June 23, 2020
Investment Grade and High Yield Bonds
“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable." Robert Arnott Bonds are an important component of many investors' portfolios. In…
March 8, 2020
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The History of Regulating the Financial Markets
As much as investing is crucial to our economy, so are the rules which regulate it. History shows that when…
August 25, 2019
Intro to Leverage
You gotta spend money to make money. Or rather, it takes money to make money. This is true because when…
July 25, 2019
The Status of Government Bonds
When the stock market gets more volatile, investors often turn to bonds, particularly government bonds. Since governments are typically reliable…
June 15, 2019