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by pbk1 7y ago
In addition to the withdrawal rate as others have mentioned, the prudent approach to retiring now would be gradually changing their allocation to a less risky mix over the course of several years. Had for example they rotated some equity in
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by pbk1 7y ago
It's kind of the opposite - funds take relatively concentrated positions using a lot of leverage then install new management or hire consultants to make the company more profitable (on paper at least, and usually by cutting costs). Als
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by pbk1 7y ago
How would your response change if the shortage of "good" developers stops? Or when they decide 2 "bad" but cheap developers cost less than 1 "good" one?
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by pbk1 7y ago
It's almost impossible to directly quantify in dollar terms the productivity of individual programmers. I am suspicious of the claim that all programmers who command a high salary are "highly productive" and "reduce the
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by pbk1 7y ago
For Asian regional news in English I'd recommend Southern China Morning Post. It's based out of Hong Kong and still independent from the CCP's grasp (for now).
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by pbk1 7y ago
I'm a huge fan of "Money Stuff" by Matt Levine for all things finance. http://link.mail.bloombergbusiness.com/join/4wm/moneystuff-s...
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by pbk1 7y ago
Strangely enough I have a bunch of co-workers who swear they can't get things done without music, noises, or chitchat in the background. One in particular is a reformed trader who uses tracks of noisy trading floors as a focus tool. I
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Ask HN: Are you concerned about supply/demand dynamics in Silicon Valley?
1 points by pbk1 7y ago|0 comments
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by pbk1 7y ago
Piggy backing off of this followup, bond prices move inversely with yields. Ceteris paribus, a -0.5% yielding bond commands a higher price than a -0.1% yielding bond. Bonds are quoted in yields but traded on a dollar price (typically as a p
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by pbk1 7y ago
If I expected interest rates to go even more negative, buying a negative yielding bond in anticipation of a capital gain is a rational trade. Also banks and certain investors are mandated to purchase debt with certain ratings - in the absen
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by pbk1 7y ago
what happens when you need to pay for $TragicLifeEvent and are forced to liquidate your ETF position in a downturn?
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by pbk1 7y ago
This post and the parent comment they responded to are both about Google?
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by pbk1 7y ago
Also worth checking out is reddit.com/r/selfhosted, which tends to be much less 'masturbatory' than /r/homelab
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by pbk1 7y ago
Text/SMS would also be great here. I had a very positive experience booking onsite interview related travel via Pana, which seems to have a similar offering.
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by pbk1 7y ago
Very nice! I was actually in the process of building the exact same thing but charging users for the cost of mail and server/API expenses.
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by pbk1 7y ago
Weird - this German language source [0] from around the time of his citizenship renunciation indicated the 29 day cap last for ten years - so it would've stopped 3 years ago.. [0] https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur&#x2F
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by pbk1 7y ago
Interesting - the last sentence of the logline reads "Or will love conquer all?" [0] Does anyone know if this is a snipe at Sid Sheinberg, who famously edited the happy ending of Brazil which was titled "Love Conquers All&quo
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Ask HN: Does anyone use vCard formats for contacts?
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by pbk1 8y ago
Used to work in finance, now work in fintech. I read Matt Levine's Money Stuff newsletter every single day.
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by pbk1 8y ago
Only one way to find out!
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by pbk1 8y ago
Wow - I took introductory topology with Colin just a few years ago. He wove in a few examples from OP's book and I had several friends who took his knot course - excellent resource for anyone interested and he is an amazing person&#x2F
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by pbk1 8y ago
Just out of curiosity how do you employ margin in your personal investment portfolio?
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by pbk1 9y ago
I think OP is referring to a potential settlement. The engineers' case alleges the startup violated the National Labor Relations Act.
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by pbk1 10y ago
why don't Silicon Valley firms partner with existing smaller banks looking to do more with their balance sheets? seems like if their ideas are truly disruptive it would be a win-win for both parties.
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by pbk1 10y ago
that would seem to make it comparable to a number of "elite" American universities ;)
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by pbk1 10y ago
Klarman said Trump's protectionist stance against automation and globalization will lead to market inefficiencies. He also said the increase in passive investment relying on the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH) will eventually lead t