Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2023

That recovery notwithstanding, uncertainties about inflation and the economy remained unresolved, and those uncertainties became part of the market story in the third quarter of 2023. The Markets in the Third Quarter Coming off a year of rising rates in 2022, interest rates have continued to command center stage in 2023.

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Marketing Treasury Valuation Investments 120

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. Tech companies age in dog years, and the consequences for how we manage, value and invest in them are profound.

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Corporate Finance Valuation Investments Finance 119

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

 At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing with Jeremy Schwartz, Wisdom Tree. Should value investing be part of that strategy? TRANSCRIPT: Jeremy Schwartz Value Investing Barry Ritholtz : How much you pay for your stocks has a giant impact on how well they perform. What Is value investing?

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Investments Valuation Construction Marketing 118

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The result will be very predictable: concentric rings will expand out from where the mass disrupts the calm surface. I think about that calm pond this time of year when the annual Wall Street forecasts for markets and the economy get released. This is how models depict the economy. Once the surface settles down, repeat the exercise.

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Concentration Forecasting Retail Marketing 80

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 4, 2024

(December 4, 2024) Are you holding large, concentrated equity positions that have accrued big gains? Meb Faber, founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investments, speaks about a new ETF that may be the solution to the challenge of concentrated equity positions. Tell us what a concentrated position is.

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Concentration Math Accounting Investments 52

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 18, 2025

So, whether you're interested in learning about attracting high-net-worth business-owner clients, how to handle the topic of concentration risk with entrepreneur clients, or strategies for receiving valuable and actionable client feedback, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Ali Nasser.

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Concentration Planning Education Investments 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because of the lack of competition, the federal Commission on Economic Competition said the processing fees have gotten too high and incentives have been lowered for investing in new systems that could be safer for handling transactions and avoiding breakdowns.

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Concentration Banking Economics Accounting 83

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Private banking clients seek a dedicated, personalized, technology-driven service with access to broad investment opportunities. QNB Private manages a substantial portfolio, with assets under management reflecting a steady increase year on year and an expanding market share.

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Banking Concentration Investments Risk Management 52

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 6, 2025

In the three years since, Deputy has achieved a historic milestonereaching unicorn status through strategic partnerships with major customers who not only become clients but also invest capital, thereby opening new distribution channels and co-creating additional value.

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CFO Leadership Compliance Concentration 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The results suggest the labor market remains extremely tight. The gain was concentrated in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and the Pandemic Emergency UC program, which accounted for 93,338 of the 107,674. The low level of claims and high number of open jobs suggest the labor market remains very tight.

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Concentration Economics Numbers Investments 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the short-term, Bitcoin trades as a risky asset in an increasingly risk-on, risk-off market. We specifically mentioned three cryptocurrencies in this article, but there are actually more than 10,000 coins in the crypto world, so it’s important to categorize the coins before making investment decisions.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment?

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Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 98

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Many investors are familiar with private equity as an alternative asset class, which is popular with certain high-net-worth and institutional investors as a vehicle for diversification and a source of potentially higher risk-adjusted returns than what is available on the public market.

Concentration 130

Concentration Financial Analyst Investments Marketing 130

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

He learned about alts working under the legendary David Swensen at the Yale University Investments Office. His latest book is Private Equity Deals: Lessons in investing, dealmaking, and operations. Is this the right investment vehicle for me? Barry, what you just described describes markets. Why hedge funds?

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Investments Concentration Marketing Leverage 59

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 2, 2024

 At The Money: Finding Overlooked Private Investments , with Soraya Darabi, TMV (October 02, 2024) The Efficient Market Hypothesis informs us that stock markets reflect all of the information known about any company. Inefficient markets can lead to unexpectedly better returns. How does this affect VC investing?

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Investments Valuation Startups Concentration 72

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Private banking clients seek a dedicated, personalized, technology-driven service with access to broad investment opportunities. QNB Private manages a substantial portfolio, with assets under management reflecting a steady increase year on year and an expanding market share.

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Banking Concentration Investments Risk Management 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 31, 2023

I have come to think of it in terms of concentric circles, each smaller than, and fully contained in, the larger category. For me, the categories are exchange relations, market societies, and capitalism. All capitalist countries are market societies, and use exchange relations. But many market societies are not capitalist.

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Concentration Economics Marketing Currencies 130

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis.

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Marketing Treasury Currencies Valuation 98

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 26, 2022

Say what you will about Cathy Woods and ARKK, but a concentrated portfolio like hers makes more sense as a satellite to Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index ETF (VTI) or the S&P 500 (SPY) versus this unholy mess of high-cost high turnover SMA. First Rule of Running Other Peoples’ Money? Do No Harm (March 20, 2016).

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Concentration Benchmarking Investments Accounting 141

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Those that closed a deal often paid way too much, or at least passed the companies along to public markets at inflated valuations. Once the merger is complete, the company is “de-SPACed,” launched on a stock market under its own ticker. SPAC targets can float shares on their own schedule, not an investment bank’s.

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Valuation Concentration Leverage Investments 104

CFO Plans

JANUARY 27, 2025

By focusing on inventory and marketing strategies for these high-performing items, they achieved a 15% increase in overall revenue. A manufacturing firm, faced with multiple investment opportunities, conducted a thorough cost-benefit analysis and prioritized upgrading their production line, which offered the highest potential ROI.

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Prioritization CFO Concentration Planning 52

Global Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

The headline announcements appeared to reflect a larger shift in how and where major corporations are investing in office space—and where they are not. In March, global real estate consultant Knight Frank projected that the offshoring market in Asia-Pacific will more than double by 2032, fueling an additional 4.7

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Concentration Manufacturing Economics Finance 105

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 9, 2024

Momentum in the job market picked up aggressively over the past year — all while Washington is deadlocked on a border deal ( Washington Post ) • The Errors Tour: How the Pros Bungled the End of Zero Interest Rates : A look at the ways forecasters, traders and executives missed the mark over the past two years. And at the lessons learned.

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Concentration Forecasting Banking Securities 122

Global Finance

AUGUST 27, 2024

Emerging markets are wildly diverse, and keeping track of the latest trends is often daunting. Luckily, Matthew Adams has at least two decades worth of expertise guiding him with each new policy shift and market shakeup. There is often a disparity in how individual markets can keep pace with infrastructure developments.

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Concentration Investments Securities Finance 105

Generation CFO

JANUARY 28, 2022

With the argument centring around that we can’t concentrate, we don’t knuckle down and stick something out through tougher times. . This transparency also helps build consensus-based scenario planning, where decisions can be explored and talked about before they’re enacted. It’s too easy for leaders to throw mud at millennials,” says James.

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CFO Math Concentration Finance 200

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In an era of instability and uncertainty, executives may feel that if they invest enough money in the company’s prediction capabilities, they’ll know where to focus their efforts to increase the resilience of their supply chains and can make big, long-term bets with confidence. Develop better monitoring systems.

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Concentration Prioritization Investments Manufacturing 130

CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 15, 2024

He recalls a strategic moment when he realized that narrowing his investments from many down to just three to five key stocks would greatly amplify his success. Semperis’s CFO insists on a robust framework within which sales efforts align precisely with company goals and resources are invested in segments that drive the most value.

CFO 52

CFO Investments Concentration Restructuring 52

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 18, 2023

Many investors are familiar with private equity as an alternative asset class, which is popular with certain high-net-worth and institutional investors as a vehicle for diversification and a source of potentially higher risk-adjusted returns than what is available on the public market.

Concentration 98

Concentration Financial Analyst Investments Marketing 98

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Which suggests that instead of trying to go head-to-head with these larger firms (and their heftier marketing budgets) in attracting clients, smaller firms might instead demonstrate how they are 'different' by offering a unique service offering tailored to their ideal target clients.

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Concentration Treasury Budgeting Leverage 98

Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Moreover, current market conditions drive private fund managers to hone in on their cash management practices , with many turning to strategies more commonly used by their corporate counterparts. Money market funds are “particularly attractive” as they generate yield on idle cash and are highly liquid, according to Quinn.

Cash Management 52

Cash Management Marketing Treasury Concentration 52

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2023

Global VC investment dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2’2023 – falling from US$86.2 In Asia, VC investment fell for the 6th consecutive quarter, reaching only $20.1 The Americas accounted for the largest share of VC investment with $42.9 The Americas accounted for the largest share of VC investment with $42.9

Investments 52

Investments Concentration Startups Education 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

After a monstrous 68% recovery from the March 2020 pandemic low, and another nearly 30% gain in 2021, markets decided to have one of their all-too-regular spasms. The wisdom of the crowd is why the efficient markets work most of the time, but it really helps to be aware when the crowd turns into an unthinking mob of hooligans.

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Forecasting Concentration Valuation Economics 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Now we’re going to take a smaller storefront and concentrate more online. Over the years, we’ve developed procedures to establish provenance (chain of ownership) to ensure that our pieces are both authentic and on the market in accordance with international law.” The three major art and antiques markets – the U.S.,

Marketing 60

Marketing eCommerce Concentration Sales 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While the corporate treasurer's fundamental role has remained steady, the treasury function has seen dramatic impacts from a changing market that is increasingly moving toward real time. Some key tools that emerged as most beneficial to treasurers included physical cash concentration, notional pooling and virtual account solutions.

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Treasury Concentration Currencies Banking 103

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. Morgan Stanley’s move comes at a time when the Brazil FinTech market is exploding. Fortress Investment Group also took part in that deal.

Marketing 46

Marketing Concentration Startups Investments 46

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Backers announced the new Texas Stock Exchange, which seeks to provide companies with a lower-cost alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq, which, if successful, could create a more competitive landscape and potentially better execution and reduced trading costs for financial advisors and their clients The American College (..)

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Concentration Analyzing Data Tax Planning Leverage 75

Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

Meanwhile, Nordea’s foreign exchange (FX) automation has evolved into a “comprehensive treasury management autopilot” that includes daily FX, FX hedging, and money market products, according to the bank. ICD takes home the Best Investment Management Solution award.

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Cash Management Treasury Foreign Exchange Banking 111