Financial Markets – History & Size

The history of the financial markets can be traced back to ancient times when people traded goods and services using barter systems. However, the modern financial markets, as we know them today, have evolved over several centuries and have become an integral part of the global economy. The first financial markets can be traced back…

Sectors & Industries (Previously Researched)

Communications Datacom Long-Haul Metro Core Access LAN (Ethernet) SAN (Fibre Channel) Telecom Wireline Wireless Cable Energy Petrochemical Engineering & Construction Oil & Gas Equipment Exploration & Production Refining & Marketing Financial Services Funds Health Care Medial & Life Science Tools Technology Semiconductor Memory Foundries IC LED/LCD SPE Consumer Electronics Transportation LTL Truckload Logistics

“Think Like A CEO”

“Helps get to the points of what you would care about if you ran the company. ” – Bob “Two ways to fix a company, fix margins or fix turns” – Bob “What are are you investing in? What are the returns on those investments” – Bob “Figure out what’s going on today, so can…

Value Creation

Value creation is a concept that is central to business and economics. It is the process of generating value for customers and stakeholders through the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. In this article, we will explore the concept of value creation, why it is important, and how it can be achieved. What…

(CSFB) Min(d)in the Opportunity

Article by Maubussin March 2015 active management separates sources of excess return into two parts: skill and opportunity see three ways to express skill: market timing, security selection and portfolio construction found strong correlation between years when active managers do well, measured as percentage that beat benchmark, and the relative performance off small versus large…

(AQR) Can Risk Parity Outperform If Yields Rise?

Found an interesting paper from AQR about Risk Parity performance. Critics argue risk parity is destined to perform poorly in rising rate environment, and thus conclude that the strategy is currently unattractive since interest rates are still at low levels and will eventually rise. Interesting part is when highlight October 1979 (a couple of months…

Business, Corporate, Finance & Market Data

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