Lessons from the Financial Crisis
Former chair of the Federal Depositors Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Sheila C. Bair provides insight on the financial crisis and discusses how the system can be made more stable in a Take 15 interview.
View ArticleDecision Making and Counterintuition in Investing
Investing is more than just a numbers game. Michael J. Mauboussin discusses the psychological and behavioral elements of investing, and why cognitive diversity is essential for your team’s success.
View ArticleEstimating Variations in the Equity Risk Premium: A New Approach
For years, researchers have used historical returns as proxies for estimating equity risk premium. This approach is problematic, however, because the resulting estimates don't vary from one year to the...
View ArticleA Whistleblower’s Role in Today’s World
Michael Woodford, former president and CEO of Olympus Corporation, was controversially fired after revealing widespread company fraud. Woodford recounts his experience and discusses the role and...
View ArticleThe End of Western Geopolitical Hegemony?
While US hegemony has long been the norm, large-scale geopolitical changes are afoot that may alter the playing field when it comes to financial matters, says Philippa Malmgren.
View ArticleAswath Damodaran on How to Invest Internationally
Aswath Damodaran believes investors make two common valuation errors when it comes to country risk exposure: They focus on countries instead of companies and obsess over past mistakes.
View ArticleJosh Brown on the Fiduciary Standard and Fintech
"Investors should understand what they’re invested in. There should be zero conflict," says Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management.
View ArticleDan Ariely on the Power of Irrational Thinking
"Thinking about opportunity cost is necessary to thinking well about money, but it’s just not humanly possible,” states Dan Ariely.
View ArticleThe Outlook for Fixed Income: Stagnant Prices, Tighter Money
Interest rates are nearing a lower bound, David Schawel, CFA, tells Will Ortel during a recent Take 15 interview. “Most likely we’re not going to be in a 30-year bull market for interest rates falling...
View ArticleGood vs. Lucky: Assessing Portfolio Manager Performance
There are three intangibles that all good portfolio managers have, says Jacques Lussier, CFA, but factor-based benchmarks are still the best way to distinguish the effective managers from the lucky ones.
View ArticleHealth Care Is Critical to Wealth Care
Carolyn McClanahan believes that financial planners need to help clients figure out their long-term goals rather than focusing on investments alone. She finds that many financial planners avoid...
View ArticleDaniel Goleman: Three Steps to Better Investing
There are three elements to emotional intelligence, according to Daniel Goleman: mindfulness, empathy, and relationship skills. Developing these attributes is critical to becoming a better investment...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Memory
"When someone has a razor-sharp memory, we perceive them to be more intelligent,” says memory expert Chester Santos. “And we always want to do business with, we’re always going to refer, those...
View ArticleSelecting Small- and Mid-Cap International Value Equities
Jonathan Moog, CFA, and the Lizard Investors team concentrate on the international small- to mid-cap space because they believe there are inefficiencies in that market.
View ArticleBob Geldof on Investing in Africa
Africa is a unique opportunity because it is a “blank slate,” according to Bob Geldof. “Corkers,” his description of firms poised to take off once they get capital, are just waiting for new investment.
View ArticleLucy Kellaway on Office Life, Creativity, and Culture
Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway writes about office life, pushing back against some deep-rooted habits and misconceptions among workers and job applicants alike. She discussed her viewpoints on...
View ArticleThe Future of Digital Banking: What’s Next?
“Digital banking hasn’t actually arrived yet,” David M. Brear of 11:FS told Lauren Foster. But it's coming. He discussed how he anticipates digital banking and fintech to disrupt the finance industry.
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