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Insurance Is the Hot New Way to Avoid Taxes

June 29, 2017

The new hot thing in tax avoidance has a boring old name: insurance dedicated funds. Introduced in the 2000s, IDFs have become so mainstream that banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are offering them. Hedge funds like Paulson & Co.

Insurance Is the Hot New Way to Avoid Taxes

Online portfolio allocation with a very simple algorithm

June 26, 2017

Today we will use an online convex optimization technique to build a very simple algorithm for portfolio allocation. Of course this is just an illustrative post and we are going to make some simplifying assumptions.

Online portfolio allocation with a very simple algorithm

Are we all wrong about the vix?

June 16, 2017

Get the entire 10-part series on Hedging in PDF. Save it to your desktop, read it on your tablet, or email to your colleagues.

Are we all wrong about the vix?

Data Manipulation with Data Table -Part 1

June 16, 2017

In the exercises below we cover the some useful features of data.table ,data.table is a library in R for fast manipulation of large data frame .Please see the data.table vignette before trying the solution .This first set is intended for the begineers of data.

Data Manipulation with Data Table -Part 1

This Purse Is a Game Changer for Wine Lovers

June 13, 2017

Purse toting winos rejoice; we found the perfect present for you just in time for summer. Bella Vita Bags has introduced the PortoVino wine purse to fulfill all your drinking dreams.

This Purse Is a Game Changer for Wine Lovers

One Deceptively Simple Way to Beat the Market

June 13, 2017

Let’s say in the year 2000, you bought $2 worth of stock of every company on the Fortune 500, for a total expenditure of $1,000.

One Deceptively Simple Way to Beat the Market

Are R^2s Useful In Finance? Hypothesis-Driven Development In Reverse

June 12, 2017

This post will shed light on the values of R^2s behind two rather simplistic strategies — the simple 10 month SMA, and its relative, the 10 month momentum (which is simply a difference of SMAs, as Alpha Architect showed in their book DIY Financial Advisor.

Are R^2s Useful In Finance? Hypothesis-Driven Development In Reverse

How to Tie a Bow Tie, According to Paul F. Tompkins

June 12, 2017

“Put it around your stupid neck.” That’s how comedian/actor/dandy Paul F. Tompkins starts his tutorial on how to tie a bow tie. He peppers his instructions not just with jokes, but with helpful guidance about why you’re doing each step, which makes it much easier to follow along.

How to Tie a Bow Tie, According to Paul F. Tompkins

Scientists Have Found the Oldest Known Human Fossils

June 11, 2017

The 300,000-year-old bones and stone tools were discovered in a surprising place—and could revise the history of our species.

Scientists Have Found the Oldest Known Human Fossils

How a 33-year-old turned $200 into $1 million in 92 days selling Kevlar pants online

June 9, 2017

Thirteen years ago as a broke college student, Trevor Chapman took a job selling pest control door-to-door to make extra money. Eventually, he launched his own sales operation — a solar panel installation company that quickly expanded across three states.

How a 33-year-old turned $200 into $1 million in 92 days selling Kevlar pants online

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