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A graph of why you should not hold levered ETFs long term

mahar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:18 -0400

Do you remember last week when I tweeted from the FMA conference about the luncheon speaker who pointed out the fact that levered ETFs that regularly relever are good at mirroring the market on a dail read more »

Book Review: 'This Time Is Different' - WSJ.com

mahar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:34:09 -0400

Book Review: 'This Time Is Different' - WSJ.com:I am definitely getting this book! This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.The WSJ reviews it. read more »

Lessons From Japan in Stemming a Crisis - NYTimes.com

mahar — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:39:00 -0500

Lessons From Japan in Stemming a Crisis - NYTimes.com : A reminder from Japan: Don't coddle the banks, act swiftly, and force the banks to write off bad debts. read more »

Steve Horan on ETFs, measuring returns, and importance of the CFA

mahar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:57:03 -0500

Yesterday Steve Horan spoke to my classes. Here are the slides of his presentation. The video will be uploaded soon.SBU CFA 1 From Steve
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Joel Benington's presentation (PDF) to my Bahaviorial Finance class

mahar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:45:28 -0500

The basic idea of the talk was that as social animals, we have evolved to be trusting and helpful. It was a great presentation. Next time we will have to video it (hint hint!)
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YouTube - Bob Brooks and Jonathan Godbey of the Christian Finance Faculty Association

mahar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:29 -0500

YouTube - Bob Brooks and Jonathan Godbey of the Christian Finance Faculty Association: "A short video interview with Bob Brooks and Jonathan Godbey two of the founders of the Christian Finance Faculty Association from their inaugural meeting at the 2009 FMA conference in Reno."Here is the link to th
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SSRN-Who Selected Adjustable-Rate Mortgages? Evidence from the 1989-2007 Surveys of Consumer Finances by John Beshears, Daniel B

mahar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:53:31 -0500

SSRN-Who Selected Adjustable-Rate Mortgages? Evidence from the 1989-2007 Surveys of Consumer Finances by John Beshears, Daniel Bergstresser: "Who Selected Adjustable-Rate Mortgages? Evidence from the 1989-2007 Surveys of Consumer Finances"Interesting and important, but not all that surprising. From
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SSRN-Do Hedge Fund Managers Identify and Share Profitable Ideas? by Wesley Gray

mahar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:29 -0500

To share or not to share that is the question. Shakespeare it is not), but when and if to share ideas is an important question.How so? Suppose you have a great idea. It is an idea that you think could make you much money. You are not sure however. On one hand it could be a bad idea. But to gauge how
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Behavioral Corporate Finance

mahar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:57:28 -0500

Behavioral Corporate Finance is the main topic in class tonight. Here are some of the links we will be discussing:Musings on Markets: Behavioral Corporate Finance 1: The Objective in Decision Making:: "When stock prices go up or down on the announcement of an action, there is some aspect of that act
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Q&A: Is Market Efficiency the Culprit? - Fama/French Forum

mahar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:57 -0500

Q&A: Is Market Efficiency the Culprit? - Fama/French Forum: "Most investing is done by active managers who don't believe markets are efficient. For example, despite my taunts of the last 45 years about the poor performance of active managers, about 80% of mutual fund wealth is actively managed.
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