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CCI Index Drops to Lowest Level Since February 2021 as Expectations Continue to Decline

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in June, following a decline in May. The Index fell ...
News

Engagement Style Dramatically Increases the Likelihood of Financial Outperformance

FACTS The future success of companies is going to depend on their ability to engage radically on the world around ...
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Monthly Advance Report on Durable Goods May 2022

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Orders at U.S. factories for long-lasting goods and heavy machinery rose 0.7%, $267.2 billion +0.7%in May, a ...
OPINION

Non-Human Knowledge Requires an Alternate Worldview

OPINION We live in a time when the defense of our beliefs threatens our future. Noise and predictability are human ...
News

Does Any Simple Strategy Beat the Index in Returns?

ASK THE EXPERT Question Does any simple strategy beat the index in returns? The answer is NO. My Advice Buy ...
Building Blocks of Quantitative Finance Part A
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Building Blocks of Quantitative Finance, Statements

INVESTOR SERIES Proper financial analysis will not only help you understand your company’s financial condition, helping you determine its creditworthiness, ...
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+70% Analyst Price Targets are NOT Correct

FACT Analysts price target is a guess linked to their estimates of future performance. Most statistacal backed studies indicate that ...
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Fast Facts of Algorithmic Trading

INVESTOR SERIES Algorithmic trading accounts for around 60-73% of the overall US equity trading (source: Wall Street). Benefits of Algorithmic ...
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5 Takeaways on Inflation from the May CPI Report

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency Public bureaucracies are less efficient ...
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2 Of the Most Common Quant Trading Strategies

INVESTOR SERIES The Answer: Trend Chasing and Momentum Trading Bonus: Arbitrage Trend chasing and Momentum Trading The most popular quant ...
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Jedi Mastery of Bear Markets

INVESTOR SERIES In June 2022, the S&P 500 entered a bear market for the first time since March 2020. Question: ...
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Insider Trading Hedge Funds Facts

INVESTOR SERIES Question: What do hedge funds actually do? Fact: A hedge fund is an investment vehicle for high-net-worth individuals, ...