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Tag Archives: finance
The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
The rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies and fintech companies in both developed and developing world have changed the way money is perceived and being transacted. Eswar S. Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy at Cornell University and a … Continue reading
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Tagged book, crypto, currencies, digital, finance, fintech, future of money, key points, summary
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Key Points from Book: Unknown Market Wizards: The Best Traders You’ve Never Heard Of
Jack D. Schwager is probably one of the best author on trading books that have ever been written. His first book, Market Wizards, published in 1989 has attained a cult status among market participants and helped them develop an edge … Continue reading
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Tagged book, finance, investment, jack schwager, key points, market wizards, recommendation, summary, traders
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Key Points from Think Twice by Michael Mauboussin
According to research by Stanovich and others, if you explain to intelligent people how they might go wrong with a problem before they decide, they do much better than if they solve the problem with no guidance. The second experiment … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral, book, finance, key points, michael mauboussin, think twice
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Now That I Passed the Whole CFA Program: Is it Worth the Effort?
If you are working in finance and have friends/colleague who did CFA level 3 exam last June, there is a good chance that you have seen them posting their exam result today, usually stating that they passed the whole CFA … Continue reading
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Tagged cfa, chartered financial analyst, exam, finance, level 3, value, worth it
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Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Acquisition During Global Financial Crisis
Download the PDF to see the figures: bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-acquisition Part I: Case Summary “On September 15, 2008, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Bank of America Corporation announced a strategic business combination in which a subsidiary of Bank of America will merge … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, acquisition, bank america, case study, finance, M&A, merger, merrill lynch, valuation
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