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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

From film to fashion and architecture to advertising, creative fields have become dominated and defined by convention and cliché. Bloomberg ) • Want an A in His Class? ( BBC ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

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That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. I believe it is, since failure to do so can have both valuation and pricing consequences.

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META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

Musings on Markets

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. Accounting 101 I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 1: Corporate Governance

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I have written about the firm many times, over that period, starting with a valuation that I did of the company in 2012, just ahead of it going public. billion, but it generated an operating margin of 47.3%, with its online advertising model.

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META Lesson 1: Corporate Governance

Musings on Markets

I have written about the firm many times, over that period, starting with a valuation that I did of the company in 2012, just ahead of it going public. billion, but it generated an operating margin of 47.3%, with its online advertising model.

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The Guardian ) • If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Vox ) see also On social, it’s a fine line between idiot & genius. ( Hakai Magazine ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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Transcript: Aswath Damodaran

Barry Ritholtz

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Aswath Damodaran: Valuations, Narratives & Academia , is below. ASWATH DAMODARAN, KERSCHNER FAMILY CHAIR IN FINANCE EDUCATION, NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: I’m glad to be back. You’re known as the dean of valuation. He said, oh, dean of valuation, it’s easier to say.

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