Fun Activism and Fund Managers
Mutual fund activism is rising, with investors navigating intricate relationships between fund managers, wealth advisors, and institutions. The stakes? A better deal for shareholders.
More Than Profits: Time Horizons and Investment Goals Challenge Dumb Myths about Finance
A lot of people on the outside of finance think it’s just a game of gambling to make the most amount of money as fast as you can. In reality, it’s a game with many different rules, goals, and methods, and “winning” is really about making the most money. Sometimes, trying to make the most money is a guaranteed way to lose.
Why the Future of Crypto is the Past: Stablecoins and Liquidity Risk
Cryptocurrencies were heralded as solutions to problems with old financial systems, but do they introduce new ones? Or do they simply face the same hurdles that finance has faced, and surmounted, over hundreds of years of history? And if so, how stable is a “stablecoin”?
When You Pay Off Debt with More Debt
There is productive debt and unproductive debt. What’s the difference? One makes a company a great investment, the other is a huge risk factor–but they often look exactly the same. Understanding how to delineate good and bad debt isn’t easy–you might need to use a PIKaxe to figure it out.
How the Yen Carry Trade Caused Chaos
There is an infamous way to borrow cheaply on Wall Street: it’s called the Japanese yen carry trade. It’s also the main reason why markets sold off so quickly on Monday–although we aren’t yet sure if it was fear of the yen carry trade that did it, or the trade itself.
No, Finance Doesn’t Require Hard Math
Finance is not just a game of math and numbers–in fact, those who succeed in the industry tend to have two other skills that are much more important.