Learning Bonds
In 2022, bondholders faced a stark reality: an average loss of 13.7% of their principal.
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Fed’s Dual Mandate
Fed fund rate. 1. above the neutral rate slows the economy. 2. below the neutral rate speeds the economy.
Jungle Rope Solution
Create a test case which depends only the new feature and involves as little as possible of other tool features.
Bond Duration, Fed Rate, and Valuation Change
The rule of thumb vastly overestimated the valuation decline.
Bitcoin, should it be in your portfolio?
Updated Dec 19, 2022. Bitcoin trades at $16,700., down from $60,000 in early 2021.
Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Naser
Central banks did not originate the economic boom-or-bust cycle.
Monte Carlo with $100,000 in the Stock Market
A Monte Carlo simulation shows that after 10 years, $100,000 in the stock market could be as little as $51,000 or as much as $500,000.
Exxon Profit Per Gallon
Exxon averages $0.85 profit per gallon! Almost one-third of the pump price.
Asset Allocation Books
"As we serve our own interests, the value of the world's economy increases." That sentence has constraints that are ignored.