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You’re Living in a World Wrought by Central Banks. Notice Anything Wrong?

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If there was a transparent use for a company that had value to shareholders, they would be willing to effectively invest their money in order for that company to do what it does to grow whatever it’s growing. It’s because those billionaires are invested in markets that their wealth is propelling up so much. That’s just the math.

Banking 100
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Transcript: Matt Levine

Barry Ritholtz

So like a component of it was like the standard derivatives math, right? And so like, you know, I got there and I learned derivatives math, right? It was derivatives math, it was like working with the traders on like risk management. Like, like the, you know, like the accounting standards. Like I was, I was not expecting that.

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Most Platforms Can’t Scale, Will Fail

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They provide physical or virtual platforms (like a shopping mall) for multiple groups (like retailers and shoppers) to get together. Put yourselves in the shoes of the Revolution Money team back in 2007, pitching its platform to retailers and consumers. Platforms’ Critical Success Factor: Crossing the Critical Mass Frontier.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

He holds all sorts of fascinating titles in addition to chief investment officer for bonds. trillion in various investments. If you’re at all interested in a lecture school in investing or fixed income, or active and passive, this is just a masterclass as to how to do it right. You’re chief investment officer.

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Why It’s Time To Shut Down Cryptocurrencies

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It’s a storyline with some very strong parallels to the cryptocurrency stories being told and the investments that they now garner. These early advocates have stimulated a vast amount of investment into this vision; $1.7 billion has been invested into bitcoin/crypto-related ventures over the last eight years.

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Transcript: Michael Lewis on SBF & FTX

Barry Ritholtz

Because he was all sure he was a totally isolated math. So, so he’s brilliant at math. He goes to m i t to study, study physics and math. So brilliant enough so that sure, he goes to math camp in the summer and find, kind of finds his tribe. But in math camp, he’s not the best. And the Undoing project.

Math 61
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Transcript: Ed Hyman

Barry Ritholtz

I’d been ranked i i back in the seventies, if you can do the math. Don’t write it down, but they surveyed retailers. Like re like retail for example, or autos, trucking companies, you name it. How do you measure GDP two weeks or three weeks after the quarter ends or retail sales eight days after the month ends.