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VIDEOMinyanville Education: Classic Lessons
Mastering these lessons will help you build a durable foundation of financial market knowledge.
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I have to be careful not to preach
I can’t pretend that I can teach
And yet I’ve lived your future out
By pounding stages like a clown
--The Who
Over the years, Minyanville has amassed an impressive volume of archived content. Embedded in the archives are 'classic lessons'--standalone pieces that address important market concepts in a timeless fashion.
The links below will take you to the classics. The lessons are categorized by subjects reflecting Minyanville's body of knowledge as expressed by the daily writings of the Minyanville professors. This knowledge base, and how it is expressed, is what helps make Minyanville unique.
Absorbing the classics will by no means make you a market wizard. Indeed, research suggests that, for fields that require a high degree of tacit knowledge (like finance), it often takes 10+ years of experience and practice to reach a master's level of understanding and skill (Simon, 1987). That said, solid grasp of these lessons should help you build a durable foundation of financial market knowledge and awareness.
MVEd Curriculum:
Balanced Perspective
The origins of Minyanville
Seeing both sides of the trade
Making sense of financial information
The long and the short of it
It’s not just a stock market!
Market assessment using the Four Primary Metrics: A demo
Using the Four Primary Metrics: Another demo
Blaming others for market problems
The power of journaling
Recognizing various types of market participants
Risk Management
Managing risk through diversification
Risk management through controlling losses
Tail risk and linear thinking
Protecting portfolios with put options
How markets can wrongfully assess risk
Portolio management for recessionary times
Managing risk during 'The Big One'
Technical Analysis
Price levels and trends
Identifying time horizons
Fibonacci and phi
Applying phi to financial markets
Stock prices as recession predictors
Charting long term market trends
Fibonacci math & the markets
Market Psychology
Emotion is the enemy
Volatility, complacency, and fear
Your brain and financial decisions
Why rationality and financial decisions don't mix well
Hope dies last
Herd behavior vs thinking for yourself
Ponzi schemes and extreme market trends
Socionomics: How social mood can influence markets
Seasonality & markets
Structural Influences on Markets
The liquidity addiction
A counter view of central banks
The semantics of inflation
Yield curves & inversions
The hyperinflation >> deflation sequence
The market's agency problem
What is a credit crunch?
Mark-to-model asset pricing
The credit pyramid
Subsidies: Short term gain, long term pain?
Moral hazard and market distortions A moral hazard sequel
Corporate credit ratings and their influence on markets
Stagflation
Cash money vs credit money
Understanding the US dollar
A primer on credit default swaps (CDS)
Plunge Protection Team now official
Debt crisis vs liquidity crisis
Economic problems? Bureaucracy not the answer
Market manipulation Pt I Pt II
The fallacy of inflation targeting
Government intervention & loss of liberty
Example of hyperinflation: Zimbabwe
How to destroy market integrity
The great dumbing down of markets
Banks' best friend: The Fed
Investment Styles & Fundamental Analysis
Trading versus investing
Do good companies make good stocks?
Inventory turnover and asset management
Discounted cash flow primer
Sectors & Asset Classes
The case for gold
Tips for assessing retail operations
Weakening currency & international investors
References
Simon, H.A. (1987). Making management decisions: The role of intuition and emotion.
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