Interview with Tadas Viskanta by VIX AND MORE Tadas talks about the start of Abnormal Returns, focus, his new book, bringing investment to the masses, protecting yourself, and personal finance. I have always liked Tadas not only for his contribution to the trading community but just the way you feel when you are around the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Post mortem of Mark Cuban’s post mortem on Facebook and the state of financial literacy.
(I talked to Mr. Cuban and he disagrees with what is below. Mainly that he never blames Wall Street. Also I edited parts away as to not take away from what is most important, the financial literacy problem. This isn’t about him or me it is about that and it was a distraction.) Mark Cuban… Continue Reading
This isn’t show friends it is show business.
It is easy to get caught up in the emotions of the market. It is easy to take it personal. It is easy to think that the market has it out for you. Do not take the easy way out. The truth is, with the exception of a few big players, the market does not… Continue Reading
JPM is not the only one at fault.
Much has been written about JP Morgans blow up and I have read very little with the exception of Kid Dynamite’s post. The guy is relentless in his research and is way more qualified to talk about it than most people who have. I did not even want to talk about this but the conversation… Continue Reading
Brief overview of @Stocktwits symposium at Harvard.
Originally if you wanted to learn how to trade futures you had to come to Chicago and try to get a job as a runner. Eventually as the floor has shifted to the screen you were a runner for food and coffee, like I was. I imagine it was similar with stocks in NYC too.… Continue Reading
How you define an outcome (losing capital), changes future outcomes.
(From the archives) Redefining or changing a word in a sentence can provide the necessary psychological shift to see things in a different way. This different perspective can lead to different results (hopefully positive). Probably the most common redefined word in finance is “Loss” which is turned into “Investment in Education” or “Tuition”. I am… Continue Reading
You aren’t missing out.
I went to a small high school in a small town in one of the least populated counties in Indiana. I graduated with 67 people. One of which was my step brother. I dated the same girl off and on for 5 years. I am not certain she wanted to get married but I know… Continue Reading
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