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Great podcast on "The Complete History & Strategy of Meta" by AcquiredFM.

acquired.fm/episodes/meta

Warning: It's 6 hours long😃

#investing #business
Meta | Acquired Podcast
The complete podcast (and transcript!) of Meta’s history and business strategy.
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November 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 has been published by
@anticorruption.bsky.social:

Denmark is perceived to be the least corrupt for the 6th time in a row (score: 90 out of 100).

US is ranked 24th (score: 69).

Check out our full video summary here: youtu.be/awhxGU2Z7fEThe
Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 / Report highlights / #economy
We walk you through the most recent corruption perception index report published by Transparency International on 30 January 2024. Denmark ranks for the sixt...
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February 14, 2024 at 10:12 AM
💧 Liquidity can vary substantially across asset classes.

📃 Here's a curated list of the most liquid asset classes that keep the financial wheels turning.

🧐 Enjoy reading!

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September 14, 2023 at 9:18 PM
📈 Investing is like planting a seed. It takes patience, nurturing, and time to see it grow into a flourishing tree of wealth.

Embrace the journey, stay focused, and let compounding work its magic. Your future self will thank you. 🌱💰
August 30, 2023 at 9:06 PM
🎓According to CAPM, a popular asset pricing model, it's optimal for investors to hold the "market portfolio".
🤨 But, what exactly is the market portfolio? Check out our post to find out.

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Market portfolio - Initial Return
We explain what is meant by the market portfolio, discuss its links to the optimal risky portfolio, and compute its beta based on CAPM.
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August 29, 2023 at 8:05 PM
💲Value investors' strategy is to identify companies that trade below their true value.

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." - Warren Buffett.
August 28, 2023 at 9:37 PM
📽️Learn how to get descriptive statistics for stock returns using Excel.

youtu.be/MLl2hhcdILs

📈This is the fourth video in our series on analyzing stock returns.

#StockAnalysis #InvestingInsights
Descriptive statistics for stock returns / Analyzing stock returns / Episode 4
We explain how to use Excel's data analysis tool to obtain descriptive statistics for a stock's return distribution. We also discuss how to interpret these d...
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August 27, 2023 at 10:23 AM
📊 New to investing? Terms like bid prices, ask prices, and the bid-ask spread might seem daunting at first, but fear not! Here's a quick guide.💡
#Investing101 #BidAskSpread
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August 26, 2023 at 9:25 PM