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Robinhood: The Pocket Casino
Although the movement to bridge the wealth inequality gap is highly progressive, Robinhood not only disregards the barriers and acknowledgments of risk other firms utilize but also helps promote high-frequency trading, forgoing fundamental investing in accruing long-term wealth.
Data Science and its Applications in Finance
Before data science, data mining was a popular term used to describe the process of extracting patterns from data. In the early 2000s, statisticians took advantage of computing power to create a new field: data science. Data science is the insights found by analyzing data sets and the subsequent application of the insights. With computing power, statisticians gained a plethora of uses for their data sets. The interdisciplinary field extracts knowledge and insights from unstructured data and applies them to a large array of applications.
Recent Podcast
In this episode, hosts Rohan Gupta and Alex Patel talk to David Blood, a co-founder and senior partner of Generation Investment Management, about sustainable investing. We delve into topics like David's background, the basics of sustainable investing, how it compares to traditional ideas of investing, and much more!
Check out the episode to learn about sustainable investing in a simplified way!
Finance Tip
“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd.”— Warren Buffet