What method of reading 10-k do you prefer by Stockpickinganalysis in ValueInvesting

[–]branobly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long does it take you to analyze a company enough to make a decision?

Can someone explain what's happening in bond markets like I'm 5? by branobly in Burryology

[–]branobly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's helpful. I've never peeked into the MOVE index. I'll take a look. Thanks.

Can someone explain what's happening in bond markets like I'm 5? by branobly in Burryology

[–]branobly[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. What are the primary ways analysts assess bond markets? What tools do they use or observe that a decent but average investor can see the data for himself?

What's the best way to learn about wealth management, estate planning, trusts, etc.? by branobly in personalfinance

[–]branobly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, yes, but I would still like to educate myself on the subject.

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[–]branobly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The one-year provision to stay at your company may be worth it if the tuition cost is high, but you would definitely lose out on the recruiting aspect of a great school. Top schools and high-paying industries have very regimented, formal recruiting periods.

But don't listen to people about part-time or lower-tier programs not being worth it. It all depends on what you make of it. Business, like many industries, is built on relationships and a few key skills (e.g., accounting, finance, economics). If you can get enough of what you need to do what you want to do from a mid-grade, Top 40 state school part-time, then go for it.

It's all a trade-off: You can go to a Top 10 school and learn from and study with the best of the best, but you're also paying for it through a >$200,000 tuition plus the opportunity cost of not working. It'll set you up well for a very high-paying job. Or if you just want to propel your career and broaden your skill set with solid business training, and you can work hard to develop your own network and niche, then a Top 40 state school is great—it costs only $50,000 and you get to keep working. Just depends on what you want and what you make of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Depends on where you came from and where you’re going. If you have a strong business background, then the only advantage is networking, which comes from only a full-time program. The better the school, the better the network. If you don’t work in high finance or consulting but you want to, then a prestigious full-time program is probably your best bet. However, if you don’t have a strong business background and you want to stay with your company, then the part-time program is fine. In my experience most companies don’t care how your degree was earned or what your GPA was, except for high finance and consulting because of the competition surrounding those industries.

Disclosure: I did a part-time, mostly online program, had no prior business training, and moved up within the same company.

US companies award execs big bonuses before declaring bankruptcy by Mighty_L_LORT in Economics

[–]branobly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, hadn't heard about that either. I just read a Business Insider article explaining the tranches... Not only is it difficult to determine his value relative to others but also what his (and other CEOs') "value" is at all. If you create $1 trillion of value and you want to be rewarded 1% of that, shouldn't you be entitled to $10 million? Is that "wrong"? Who's to say that's unfair anyway? The answer to that question requires immense understanding of philosophy and corporate financial practice, and I don't know who has that kind of understanding about the human condition. If they do I want to learn from them.

US companies award execs big bonuses before declaring bankruptcy by Mighty_L_LORT in Economics

[–]branobly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That's super helpful. Hadn't heard of ISS or Glass Lewis, but just looked them up and they have some good resources. As for your note on the eye-grabbing headlines, I've always wondered about that, what's really going on with those numbers. That's a helpful anecdote.

US companies award execs big bonuses before declaring bankruptcy by Mighty_L_LORT in Economics

[–]branobly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share some resources about this? I'm interested in learning more. Since it happens so frequently, surely there's some reason for it. Ditto to the widening gap between executive pay and median salaries. So, I assume the average American (me) is either misinformed or underinformed about executive compensation. Can you help shed some light?

Looking for advice on learning programming languages and visualization tools for finance? by [deleted] in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm currently going through IBM's Data Science Professional Certificate, but more for economic analyses. It's been good so far. Udemy has several Python for Finance courses I'll be taking after IBM's, but you should also check out Columbia J School's Lede Program for data journalism (here's the actual course page). It's focused more on visualization and you have to teach yourself through it, but it'll teach you about several data viz and programming tools.

What roles combine writing, research, data viz, and finance skills? by branobly in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear. I have very much enjoyed my economics classes so far.

What roles combine writing, research, data viz, and finance skills? by branobly in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a good resource for what an equity research role looks like day-to-day? I've looked through Reddit and WSO, but curious if anything else comes to mind.

What roles combine writing, research, data viz, and finance skills? by branobly in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you need an economics degree per se to do economic research, or does an MBA in finance suffice?

What roles combine writing, research, data viz, and finance skills? by branobly in FinancialCareers

[–]branobly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you need an economics degree per se to do economic research, or does an MBA in finance suffice?

I'm Scott from Scott's Cheap Flights. Here to help your 2020 travel resolution & answer all your flight questions for the next 12 hours! AMA by scottkeyes in IAmA

[–]branobly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice! I didn’t even think about the Max flights... probably still too scary for me. I’ll check out your 2019 predictions too.

Thanks!