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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Brian DeChesare

Given the amount of data analysis required, you might be wondering if it’s essential to have computer science skills for commodity trading. For example, you could start trading a slightly more accessible product (equities, options, etc.) CS and programming skills help but are not necessarily “essential” for all roles.

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Along the way, more people than I ever imagined have found my data of use, and while I still have no desire to be a data service, I have an obligation to be transparent about my data analysis processes. Return on Equity 1. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Costs of equity & capital 4. Return on Equity 2.

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AI's Winners, Losers and Wannabes: An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost!

Musings on Markets

Does revolutionary change help the overall economy and/or equity markets? Historical Stock Returns for US Given equity market volatility, four decades is a short time period, and the most that we can discern from this data is that the technological changes have been a net positive, for markets, albeit with added volatility for investors.