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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

It is the end of the first full week in 2025, and my data update for the year is now up and running, and I plan to use this post to describe my data sample, my processes for computing industry statistics and the links to finding them. Insider, CEO & Institutional holdings 2. Aggregate operating numbers 3. Beta & Risk 1.

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Data Update 7 for 2025: The End Game in Business!

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will focus on how companies around the world, and in different sectors, performed on their end game of delivering profits, by first focusing on profitability differences across businesses, then converting profitability into returns, and comparing these returns to the hurdle rates that I talked about in my last data update post.

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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2025

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Additionally, SCF makes cash flow more predictable, aiding in better emergency planning. MUFG says that clients who implement a dynamic discounting offering enjoy a typical average annualized yield of between 10% and 12% APR, significantly outperforming most internal investment hurdle rates or returns on short-term cash.

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Data Update 7 for 2023: Dividends, Buybacks and Cash Flows

Musings on Markets

The dividend principle, which is the focus of this post is built on a very simple principle, which is that if a company is unable to find investments that make returns that meet its hurdle rate thresholds, it should return cash back to the owners in that business.

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Restructuring Compensation And Roles To Align For Growth

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Michael Kitces is Head of Planning Strategy at Buckingham Strategic Wealth , a turnkey wealth management services provider supporting thousands of independent financial advisors. In 2010, Michael was recognized with one of the FPA’s “Heart of Financial Planning” awards for his dedication and work in advancing the profession.

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

After all, I had no plans on becoming a data service, and making them available to others cost me absolutely nothing. Employee Count & Compensation I nvesting Principle Financing Principle Dividend Principle Hurdle Rate Project Returns Financing Mix Financing Type Cash Return Dividends/Buyback s 1. Beta & Risk 1.

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Marking Time: A new year, a fresh semester and its class time!

Musings on Markets

To sit on the live classes, you have to be a Stern student enrolled in the class, but I plan to record the classes and you can watch those recordings either on my website or on YouTube (where each class will have its own playlist), and access supplementary material (slides, post-class tests).