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25 – Long Term Growth Rate Assumptions: How to Calibrate using SEC 10k Disclosures
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How forced liquidation of Short Volatility ETNs (XIV) could cascade into a Stock Market Crash
If you’re anything like me, you might have been surprised at the 4% drop in the S&P 500 (SPY) and the DJIA today when you got home from work. However, that is nothing compared to the massive volatility spike that occurred in the CBOE VIX index. The VIX index is a formula based index that […]
Leverage can destroy your investments and ruin your life
I was listening to an episode of Joshua Sheat’s Radical Personal Finance podcast this week. He highlighted the story of someone who began investing in real estate in the late 1990’s and accumulated twenty rental houses over the course of a decade. However, they were unprepared when the housing bubble burst in 2008 and the […]
Efficient Market Hypothesis Case Study: Amazon vs Berkshire Hathaway
The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) states that it is impossible to outperform or beat the market because stocks and bonds are always priced at fair value. Fair value is determined by the market incorporating all publicly available about a company into it’s stock price. As an investor, you should determine whether or not you believe the […]
