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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

Musings on Markets

The return on equity may be an equation that comes from accounting statements, but in keeping with my argument that every number needs a narrative, each of these numbers has a narrative, often left implicit, that should be made explicit.

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Transcript: Lisa Shalett, CIO Morgan Stanley

Barry Ritholtz

Lisa Shallet, chief Investment Officer at Morgan Stanley has had a number of fascinating roles in Wall Street, which is kind of amusing considering she had no interest in working on Wall Street, and yet she was CEO and chairman at Sanford Bernstein. I was traveling and on an airplane all the time. So I took the plunge, I quit.

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Investing Politics: Globalization Backlash and Government Disruption!

Musings on Markets

While the job losses varied across sectors, with job skills and unionization being determining factors, the top line numbers tell the story. However, attempts at disruption, whether it be from Mark Cubans pharmaceutical start-up or from Google and Amazons health care endeavors, have largely left the system intact.

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Transcript: John Montgomery, Bridgeway Capital Management

Barry Ritholtz

In addition, they’ve put up some really impressive numbers over the past 30 years, which has given them the opportunity to donate tens of millions of dollars to their favorite organizations. We don’t give exact numbers. Number one, it means our transaction costs are less, which based on your career, you know exactly.

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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 3: Tell me a story!

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In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation.

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META Lesson 3: Tell me a story!

Musings on Markets

In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. Narrative and Value As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation.

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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. To the extent that these numbers are used in computing financial ratios, it will affect your measures of operating income and return on invested capital.