All posts tagged "education"
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How banks create money out of nothing
In most economics and finance texts, there is the notion that banking is a simple intermediary between depositors...
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How Did The Wolf Of Wall Street Get Rich?
The Wolf of Wall Street. Great movie. But how exactly did the main character Jordan Belfort get rich? The...
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What are the normal clauses that are found in foreign debt contracts?
It’s good to understand the clauses that are found in the great majority of the bonds placed in...
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How does Goldman Sachs make money?
There is an increasing divide between the haves and have nots. However, as the rich get richer, it’s...
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Words of Wisdom by Warren Buffett
Many of us like the idea of investing in the stock market and making money and wanting to...
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Common Mistruths and Misconceptions on Financial Markets
The years of crisis and financial difficulties of 2008 have been talked about and written about ad nauseum,...
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What is a stock market index?
It is possible to define a stock index as a mathematical weighting (there are several models for this) of a...
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Stop Loss Orders – A Good Idea?
A quick word about stop loss orders. One of the very basic tools that can help you in...
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What is Speculation?
Speculation is a term that we find in almost every economic conversation. Speculation is defined as the set of commercial...
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Options; Characteristics of contracts
Each option contract has its own characteristics: Underlying asset: The asset to which the option is tied/valued. For...
