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Do The Math: COVID Shows How Easily The Healthcare System Is Overwhelmed

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Rigorous Math Vs. Calendar Gazing. In addition, he said, hospitals also need to analyze and account for variables in supply and demand. “If So the math to match supply and demand has to be very, very rigorous. Each asset had its supply-demand math done perfectly. Uberizing Healthcare.

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Dollars Are For Spending & Investing, Not Saving

Barry Ritholtz

That comp gets deposited directly into my bank account, and that money is available for purchasing necessities (food, housing, clothing, medicine, transportation, etc.) Whether it’s a few decades or a century, the math works the same. That compensation is in a currency that is a widely accepted medium of exchange.

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Beyond the numbers: What teaching shortages look like in practice

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To convey at least a part of that missing texture, we’ve pulled together some recent journalistic and more granular accounts of how state and local school education officials have responded to the long-term rise in teacher vacancies. Unfortunately, almost all of these have proved to be less than ideal for teachers and students.

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The “Art” of Market Timing

Barry Ritholtz

24, 2023 _ 1: In particular, why average outperforms over the long run; Sommers credits not making errors (via Charlie Ellis’ “Winning the Loser’s Game”) but the nuance and math are fascinating. 4: This is a big advantage of a Cowboy account – you can swing for the fences and if you strike out, its irrelevant. More on this later.

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

. • 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. ( Citi Global Wealth manages more than $800B in Client Assets, and North America accounts for about half of that business. The Atlantic ). • Source: Pew Research Center.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

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. The stock market’s winners and losers will be different too. Here’s your investing playbook.

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Holding Onto Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn

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Make sure you have the right math and language to explain results driven by direct and indirect marketing spend. As much as possible, CMOs must help their C-suite colleagues understand the math of marketing activities holistically and results throughout the full funnel. Often this comes down to accountability and silos.

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