Business 1775-1943, Collectibles & Bones

Business Booms & Depressions: 1775-1943

You have to understand basic math, statistics, and probabilities. You need a firm grasp on the relationship between risk and reward to understand the various securities, asset classes, and strategies. You must have an understanding of human nature — when it comes to others and yourself — is a prerequisite if you wish to enjoy longevity in the markets.

Research on the Financial Performance of Collectibles

This article examines prior evidence and proposes an empirical study of the performance of passion investments in comparison with financial and real assets over the past 20 years.

Where you grew up, what you ate—your bones record your life

Archaeologists use isotopic analysis to determine population movements and diets from chemical signatures in ancient human remains.

The Psychology of Prediction

This report describes 12 common flaws, errors, and misadventures that occur in people’s heads when predictions are made.

Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett agree: Now is the best time to be alive

Though it may seem easy to have such optimism when you’re a billionaire like Musk, Gates and Buffett, Gates says he’s “optimistic about the future because I know that advances in human knowledge have improved life for billions of people, and I am confident they will keep doing so.”