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165: Why Do We Invest? It’s Not Just For Return
How corporations evaluate and use investment capital provided by individuals. Why companies find it easier to buy back stock rather than invest in capital projects. In this episode you’ll learn: Show Notes The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return by Mihir Desai Finance For Executives by Gabriel Hawawini and Claude Viallet Why Nelson Peltz Wants P&G To See Him As a Constructivist - New York Times The Goldfinch In Winter - W. Ben … [Read more...]
164: Optionality—When To Keep Your Options Open and When To Commit
How to use the asymmetric payoff of options, trial and error, and commitments to better yourself financially and in other areas of your life. In this episode you’ll learn: Show Notes Story of Thales of Miletus by Aristotle in Politics Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder - Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return by Mihir Desai Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman … [Read more...]