Finance and Economics podcasts
I have been using podcasts in class and I highly recommend that you do as well! (or if you are no longer in class, enjoy and learn on your own!) Here are some of my favorites that are all...
View ArticleMichael Matheson Miller on Poverty, Inc | EconTalk | Library of Economics and...
Well worth your time! I just sent an email to SBU officials to have a screening on campus. Here is the trailer: POVERTY, INC. | Official Trailer from POVERTY, INC. | The Movie on Vimeo. Michael...
View ArticleA look at Fat Tails and why they can be a problem
I have been putting together quite a few Helpifed paths for my classes. Anyone can use them, but this one is on a topic that most finance textbooks (and seemingly most introductory stats classes do...
View ArticleA class post for Mergers and Acquistions
I use this in class, so figured I might as well make it available to everyone. We look at merger waves, and also some at premiums. https://helpified.com/paths/mergers-and-acquistions
View ArticleBuffett vs the Hedge Funds
This is the podcast I was speaking about in class the other day:
View ArticleCEO Pay: What is what is sometimes hard to determine
Offers a fascinating look at CEO pay that notes the difficulty in determining exactly how (or why) the CEO is paid as (s)he is. A look in: "For researchers seeking to understand CEO pay, theopacity of...
View ArticleHow can financial inclusion improve the lives of poor people? | International...
How can financial inclusion improve the lives of poor people? | International Development Journalism competition | The Guardian: There are no easy answers here: "Can access to financial services,...
View ArticleThe best microstructure example for class I have ever seen
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is really cool. So most finance classes traditionally talk about how trading floors worked in the past. You know the drill:...
View ArticleSwedroe: ‘Incredible Shrinking Alpha’ Continues | ETF.com
Swedroe: ‘Incredible Shrinking Alpha’ Continues | ETF.com: "Highlighting the problem of survivorship bias, over the five-year period, nearly 21% of domestic equity funds, 21% of global/international...
View ArticleNYU professor explains how to value tech stocks
NYU professor explains how to value tech stocks: "Paint the technology sector with the same brush at your own peril, warns a finance professor. "Older technology companies are behaving very different...
View Article99% of actively managed US equity funds underperform
99% of actively managed US equity funds underperform: Surprised only by the 99%, I expected closer to 95-97%....wow... "Amin Rajan, chief executive of Create Research, the consultancy, said: “These...
View ArticleShaking Up Boards Would Help Keep Corporations Honest - Hartford Courant
Shaking Up Boards Would Help Keep Corporations Honest - Hartford Courant: While a somewhat extreme view, there is much truth in this. Read the whole article not just this reading-bite: "Where do such...
View ArticleResearch: Index Funds Are Fueling Out-of-Whack CEO Pay Packages
Research: Index Funds Are Fueling Out-of-Whack CEO Pay Packages: "We found that when firms in an industry are more commonly owned, top managers receive pay packages that are much less...
View ArticleBlack Monday Revisited: Lessons From 29 Years of Market History | PIMCO Blog
Just a great article from PIMCO: Black Monday Revisited: Lessons From 29 Years of Market History | PIMCO Blog: "It was 29 years ago this month that world equity markets experienced a meltdown that...
View ArticlePodcast episodes for economics classes
Here are some great podcast episodes for economic classes. I use them (either reference them or make them available to my students). Remember, my linking to them is not an endorsement of everything...
View ArticleThe rich outlive the poor by up to 9.5 years in the United States, study says...
A must read!! Yes a bit biased, but fascinating and telling. The researchers rearranged the richest and poorest counties into "states" and then analyzed these new "states". The rich outlive the poor...
View ArticlePodcast Episodes for Finance Classes
Podcast episodes for Finance classes. Primarily for my own classes, but useful in any finance class. For economics classes, here is a list I made as well. FOR A CORPORATE FINANCE class A mule trader...
View ArticleInsider-Trading Prosecutions Backed by U.S. Supreme Court - Bloomberg Politics
Insider-Trading Prosecutions Backed by U.S. Supreme Court - Bloomberg Politics: "Ruling in its first insider-trading case in two decades, the justices unanimously said that people can be sent to prison...
View ArticleBoeing Sweats Under Trump Spotlight as SoftBank Feels Warmth - Bloomberg...
Boeing Sweats Under Trump Spotlight as SoftBank Feels Warmth - Bloomberg Politics: "This is extraordinary,” said Mohan Tatikonda, a professor at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. “For a...
View ArticleASU Professor Debunks Stock-Market Myth | KJZZ
ASU Professor Debunks Stock-Market Myth | KJZZ: "The so-called “Weekend Effect” refers to the tendency of stock returns to be significantly lower on Mondays than the preceding Fridays. Some theories...
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