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What is the Equity Risk Premium and Why is it Important

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by  Erik Conley

The Equity Risk Premium (hereafter the ERP) is the extra return that's available to equity investors above the return they could get by investing in a riskless investment like T-Bills or T-Bonds or ...

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Dumb Things That Smart People Say

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The Christmas Rally added $5 trillion to investors’ account balances. How much did you make?

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by  Erik Conley

Ultra High Net Worth Investors If you are what the investment industry calls an "Ultra High Net Worth" investor, it means you have $30 million or more invested in the capital markets. Congratulations. ...

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Why It’s So Easy To Manipulate The Numbers

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by  Erik Conley

You've heard it before: There are three kinds of lies: there are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics. 87% of Americans believe that it was Mark Twain who came ...

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Mastering the Tradecraft of Investing – part 2

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by  Erik Conley

This article is an excerpt from the upcoming book "The Zen Investor's Guide to Mastering the Tradecraft of Investing." Part 2: If you want to become a Master Investor you must be able ...

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