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The Rule of 72

We recently posted a list of handy math tricks, and among them is a quick way to estimate how long it will take to double an investment with a given rate of return. That trick is the rule of 72: … Continue reading

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William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour

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Why are treasury bond yields important to investors of other securities?

The yields on U.S. Treasury instruments, notably 10-year Treasury bonds, are considered to be an important measuring stick for market confidence and investor appetites. This is because government bonds carry almost zero risk to principle, so all other security investments … Continue reading

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How To Use Wolfram Alpha For Finance

As we’ve discussed, Wolfram Alpha is a fantastic website that knows basically everything.   But one way that people don’t use it enough is when it comes to money.   If you work in finance, play in stocks, invest, have a mortgage, … Continue reading

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Michael Fisher: What is a Hedge Fund?

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