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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ): CHEAP AS DIRT
Introduction HPQ showed up in the most recent quantitative value screen as of 4/30/2013: Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) announced this past Wednesday that fiscal Q2 earnings slipped, although shares jumped after hours on news of an upward current-quarter guidance revision. HPQ has a problem: two of …
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Memorial Day–A reminder that finance is just a game…
Memorial Day is a sobering and humbling day for me. I had the privilege to serve in the United States Marine Corps with young men and women that inspired me everyday. Unfortunately, some of those inspiring Marines never made it back home. Below I highlight a few …
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Models vs. Experts #8: Graduate School Admissions
A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making Dawes, R. M. American Psychologist, 26, 180-188 An online version of the paper can be found here Want a summary of academic papers with alpha? Check out our free Academic Alpha Database! …
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SAC Capital and Justice
So you break the law, admit it, but because you’re a billionaire you don’t get in trouble this time (fluke event, of course), but promise to let them bust you the next time it happens. Cohen has discussed an agreement under which his SAC Capital …
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Are Market Valuations too High?
There is a lot of chatter regarding market valuations. Many commentators are very confident that market is overpriced. Overconfidence can be dangerous. In the words of Twain: It’s not what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know for sure that ain’t true. …
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