• November 28, 2011

    The idea Borrow in a currency with low interest rates, lend in a currency with high interest rates. The image Photo by Patti via stock.xchng The question Am I [...]

  • September 12, 2011

      download 'The R Inferno' Update While it is still not for sale at a website near you, it is also for sale at a website near you: Buy [...]

  • November 5, 2010

    On Tuesday I gave a talk at the Thalesians entitled "Effective backtesting".  You can get the annotated slides but below is an almost wordless introduction to backtesting. Introduction Figure [...]

  • September 6, 2010

    We have a portfolio with weights A=20%, B=60%, C=20%.  That we have this particular portfolio is really a market prediction.  What are the returns that the portfolio is "expecting"? [...]