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The Fate of the Analyst

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the May 28th, 2008

Вече старо, но все още релевантно. За някои и повече от това.

The fate of the analyst

November 3, 2007: On Thursday, Meredith Whitney, an analyst at CIBC World Market, a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, issued a stern report saying Citigroup needs to cut its dividend or sell assets to stave off a $30 billion capital shortfall. She further downgraded Citigroup shares to “market underperform,” which basically tells investors to sell.

Almost immediately, Citigroup’s shares plunged 7 percent, costing the company $15 billion. More significantly, the bank took the rest of the market with it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 360 points, or 2.6 percent, socking it to investors big and small around the globe.

Her phone rang off the hook yesterday. Friends and colleagues called with support. Other wished her to hell.

She described the typical rant as: “F - - - you, dumb analyst. I hope you get hit by a truck,” but added, “The abusive phone calls, thankfully, have gone straight to voice mail.”

Note: Do take notes when she speaks!

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MBA (a.k.a. Mediocre But Arrogant)

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the May 4th, 2008

Самият автор е MBA. От Wharton
(Но е много повече от това…)
Fooled by Randomness е прекрасна…

Текстът си засужава да бъде предоставен на паяците & паячетата и в текстов вид, затова yours truly го преписа и на ръка:

MBAs learn the concept of clarity and simplicity, the five-minute-manager take on things. The concept may apply to the business plan for the fertilizer plant, but not to highly probabilistic arguments - which is the reason I have anecdotal evidence in my business that MBAs tend to blow up in the financial markets, as they are trained to simplify matters a couple of steps beyond their requirement (I beg the MBA reader not to take offence; I am myself the unhappy holder of the degree).”

Nassim Taleb (MBA, Wharton)

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ALT-A - Next Year’s Buzzword

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the April 17th, 2008

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Futureal

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the April 10th, 2008

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Mortgage Meltdown - Where Is The Floor

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the February 23rd, 2008

Поредната доза напомняния за очакванията за бъдещето.

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Чарли Чаплин

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the February 14th, 2008

CFO-то на моите “любими” MBIA се казва Чарли Чаплин. Това натоварва с един допълнителен смисъл изявлението му, че the bond-insurers нямат нужда от спасяване (или по-стриктно набюдение) от страна на щатските власти :)
Мачът е доста интересен и забавен.

Приятно е (за сега) човек да го гледа в реално време.

По-натам може да стане scary “и в други градове”…

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Warren Buffett - A Biography

Posted in Финанси by Leo on the February 10th, 2008

Нещо ценно и вдъхновяващо за посетителите на тази черно-бяла страница.

Биографичен документален филм за Warren Buffett - модел за мислене и поведение за хиляди инвеститори по света. Филмчето е разделено на 7 части от по няколко минути. Силно препоръчително.


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