Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 12, 2023

Notably, Historical and Regime-Based Monte Carlo models outperformed Traditional and Reduced-CMA models not only in general, but also throughout most of the individual time periods tested, as they had less error across many types of economic and market conditions.

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Forecasting Math Advertising Planning 98

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2022

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The sneaky economics of Ticketmaster : Ticketmaster’s maligned fees and customer service issues are again under the microscope. Yet the fundamental math of bond returns bodes well for 2023, our columnist says. ( Will American music fans ever see anything better? ( New York Times ). •

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Math Communication Economics Marketing 122

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Most economic downturns hit lower-income Americans hardest, but this time is different. Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame.

Math 116

Math Advertising Investments Economics 116

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

KCP Group ). • Your Career Is Just One-Eighth of Your Life : Five pieces of career advice, shaped by economics, psychology, and a little bit of existential math. ( Here are some of the most interesting things I found. ( The Atlantic ). •

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Math Finance Economics Investments 124

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This announcement comes following last month’s announcement of the Riksbank joining the World Economic Forum’s Blockchain think tank at this year’s Davos WEF summit. Cryptocurrencies — like bitcoin — are “produced by solving complex maths puzzles and governed by disparate online communities instead of a centralized body,” reports said.

Currencies 105

Currencies Banking Math Economics 105

Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

The debate can be heated, but many impartial observers believe that it mostly comes down to this math: Governments fear the real or potential loss of tax revenue. It has been the target of lawsuits filed by groups running the gamut from truckers and Uber drivers to freelance journalists.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

We take a similar attitude when it comes basic math and science — but when it comes to financial literacy, only 21 states require financial education, Dr. Annamaria Lusardi recently told Karen Webster. But with 2020’s economic instability in full swing, no one is arguing against helping Americans run their financial lives better.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In this case, the “cake” is the improved performance and economics that many banks experience when they update systems that in some cases have been in place since the 1950s. “On On average, our customers will see a 20 percent lift in approvals and a 30 percent reduction in charge-offs just by deploying better math,” de Vere said.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. Breaking down the Math. This number represents how much of an economic uplift could occur “if FP&A departments hit a conservative 0.1%

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 83

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Budgeting Math 83

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 29, 2023

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. The leading economic indicators show the U.S. The approach that works the best is also the one most people ignore.

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Treasury Math Economics Sales 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

It’s All Math, All The Way Down. It’s all mathematics, and very high-level probability and statistics — math used in a different way than it ever has been. This is similarly new mathematical ground, which means it needs to be thoughtfully explored — and math, at base, makes a lot people nervous. Data is not centered.

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Math Technology Construction Numbers 68

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 31, 2023

Real Estate Bust Exposes Big Divide At the heart of the country’s economic and social crisis is a broken housing market, which has amplified social divisions. The Guardian ) • What Broke Sweden?

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Math Banking Economics Securities 64

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The math implies that 87 million users were inactive. News came this week that the largest mobile operator in India, Reliance Jio , is seeing some headwinds in its active user base – a subset of the total user base of nearly 397 million individuals.

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Math Economics Numbers Planning 93

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 23, 2023

” That poor belief system has disadvantaged America — it has made us economically weaker, prevented the country from performing basic maintenance on its infrastructure, and generally made it a harsher place to live. Note that we undertook much of the work anyway (airports, electrical grid, roads, etc.),

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

But, as a matter of math , if your preference for diversity and inclusion supersedes that of compositional merit or worthiness, you will necessarily get a repertoire that is lower in quality.

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Math Planning Leadership Budgeting 130

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I can vividly remember my first high school economics class, that was when I first realized that math wasn’t only theoretical. It provided an in-depth understanding of emerging markets including consumer needs across culture, languages, and economic landscape.

Finance 52

Finance Leadership Auditing Math 52

The Charity CFO

MARCH 21, 2024

For example, over the last 10-12 years, the economic environment has been rather friendly. In essence, because the economic environment has been favorable, a non-profit can take time figuring out where the group wants to spend its time. Then it comes down to the math of the conversions.

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Nonprofit Math CFO Economics 52

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 24, 2024

Morgan Housel Finance types tend to focus on attributes like intelligence, math skills and computer programming. You can know everything about math and data and markets, but if you don’t control your sense of greed and fear and you’re managing uncertainty in your behavior, none of it matters. None of it matters.

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Math Investments Finance Marketing 82

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In an interview with Lynn Parramore of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Nomi Prins takes up and extends the argument that she has made over a series of books, that central bankers are ever-more administering policies that are good for the markets but very bad for the real economy and real people. economy and Wall Street.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And I am a lover of math. I was a math nerd in high school. Math is one of my favorite tools. JACOB HAROLD: Well, the nine tools are storytelling, community organizing, institutions, behavioral economics, mathematical modeling, markets, design thinking, game theory, and complex system science.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We may be catching a glimpse of economic life beyond the pandemic. Added Michael Miebach , Mastercard CEO, current trends echo the past: “What we've seen in previous challenged periods in terms of economic outlook. The Congressional Budget Office said on Monday (Feb. in a downturn, debit is. generally preferred.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As Robbins pointed out, most chains have forged a reasonable and sustainable economic relationship with the marketplaces. But Robbins predicts that by summer, the math is going to look a lot different in terms of the importance of that digital pipeline. Hence, DoorDash is their best option to access the digital consumer.

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Math Leverage Economics Sales 102

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Especially when it comes to legislation, and when it comes to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) navigating a precarious economic landscape. You can do the math and see that dozens and dozens of smaller firms could have benefitted from the help. The burger and shake giant later returned the funds.

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Math Economics Manufacturing Banking 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

The Math Behind DoorDash’s Subscription Service. Building an economically viable subscription service presented a number of hurdles, however, and Ruth said it was tricky to make DashPass sustainable yet profitable. “We We wanted to make sure the economics did work, that we were profitable on every single delivery.

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Doing some simple math (25% x 12 months = 3 months), we can safely say that you should start with a goal of at least 3 months of expenses as your operating reserve. What’s the economic health of your community? . Once you reach that goal, keep saving and increase that reserve to 6 months of operating expenses.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

There’s another rate hike in the offing this year, said Fed watchers (and the Fed itself), with the caveat, as always, of economic growth. additional annual charge on every $1,000 in borrowings, if you follow the simple math. It is showing resilience.”. Credit card debt becomes more expensive, with a $2.50

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Math Economics Banking Investments 51

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed to be economic in nature actually hinge more on psychological factors, such as social norms and emotion. We know a little bit of math. . ~~~ About this week’s guest: David Dunning is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.

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Math Economics Planning Education 59

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Instead, it will dump a massive number of them out of their paying jobs, at the worst moment in economic history. And, he noted, moving to a mix of part-time and full-time drivers doesn’t meaningfully change the math - they would still be cutting over 900,000 drivers and would only end up with about 280,000 jobs total.

Math 76

Math Manufacturing Numbers Economics 76

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 20, 2024

As it turns out, there are ways you can use data to your advantage, even if you’re not a math wizard. Jim O’Shaugnessy : Momentum is really interesting because academics hate it because there is underlying economic reason why it should make sense – but it does. We are looking historically at ideas that make economic sense, right?

Investments 64

Investments Benchmarking Valuation Math 64

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

From Mandel’s point of view, the rise of eCommerce could be transformational and in regions where some economic transformation is needed. Mandel’s math is unusual, and though good economic news is always welcome, this variation on the idea that the digital economy will not be the end of employment in America has drawn some doubters.

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eCommerce Math Retail Economics 46

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Instead, it will dump a massive number of them out of their paying jobs, at the worst moment in economic history. And, he noted, moving to a mix of part-time and full-time drivers doesn’t meaningfully change the math - they would still be cutting over 900,000 drivers and would only end up with about 280,000 jobs total.

Math 56

Math Manufacturing Numbers Economics 56

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

However, my commerce teacher noticed my aptitude for math and saw potential in me for a different path. My interest in finance began unexpectedly in high school. After finishing primary school, I initially chose needlework in my first year of high school.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 17, 2022

You can grasp nonprofit accounting basics in just a few minutes, even if you’ve never taken an accounting course (and even if you hated math in high school). Revenue is inflows that increase economic wealth. Expenses are outflows of cash that decrease economic wealth. Donations of goods (food, clothing, supplies).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given his choice of a profession that uses complicated math formulas to communicate. His economic principles were what inspired President Lyndon B. For instance, economics, he once said , is a useful form of employment for economists.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2019

When it comes to objects from mythology – well, you can certainly do the math on that one. An analysis from the Foundation for Economic Education dug into that issue, finding the sword’s deeper value to be truly lacking. There is nothing about social organization that requires this to be true,” that analysis said.

Math 40

Math Education Economics Sales 40

VCFO

DECEMBER 10, 2021

You can do your own math on what this will mean to you. There is significant debate on the causes with two [mainstream] competing theories – Keynesian and Monetarist Economics. It won’t be in one line called inflation but will be spread out across your income statement in increased costs for labor, materials, and opex.

Currencies 55

Currencies Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Math 55

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 30, 2023

I had an economics lesson, I had a life lesson, I had an epiphany, I had a race relations lesson, I had a self-esteem and confidence lesson. Being broke is economic, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind, a depressed condition of your spirit. It’s home economics class, doesn’t exist anymore. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Economics Education Profit and Loss Banking 59