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MOOC Student Demographics (Fall 2012)
I report on survey responses from 2,350 students who enrolled in a Massive Online Open Class (MOOC) titled “Computational Investing, Part I” via coursera.org in Fall 2012. The responses represent 41% of the students who completed the course and 2.6% of those who initially enrolled but did not complete it.
What Students Said About My MOOC (Spring 2013)
May 25, 2013 by Tucker Balch
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: These are quotes provided by students who completed the course I taught with TA Sourabh Bajaj via coursera in Spring 2013.
Review of “Computational Investing, Part I” taught by Tucker Balch (Fall 2012)
May 25, 2013 by Tucker Balch
ALERT: This is an old review based on the Fall 2012 session. Please follow this link to see the new review.
How News Affects Stock Prices
May 23, 2013 by Tucker Balch
A quick overview of news, prices and technologies.
Why do low volatility ETFs have alpha?
May 9, 2013 by Tucker Balch
A recent white paper answers the question.
Leverage: An Example Use with a Low Volatility ETF
May 5, 2013 by Tucker Balch
Some people view “leverage” as a four letter word, especially since the market collapse in 2008/2009. But leverage, when used properly can be sensible. Here’s an example use.
Opinion: DOW 15,000 is a Sugar High
May 4, 2013 by Tucker Balch
The DOW recently touched 15,000 and it will probably blast through that mark. It makes me worried.
StumpGrinder: Performance
May 1, 2013 by Tucker Balch
Originally posted on the augmented trader:
This article documents the performance of an actively managed portfolio, StumpGrinder. The portfolio is traded with real money in a brokerage account. The article is updated about weekly, but at least monthly. Related Articles StumpGrinder: An Open Source Actively Managed Portfolio of ETFs introductory overview. StumpGrinder: An ETF Arsenal where we discuss…
StumpGrinder: Allocations
May 1, 2013 by Tucker Balch
Originally posted on the augmented trader:
Watch this post each month for updated allocations to each of the ETFs, we’ll keep them all in one place. Related Articles StumpGrinder: An Open Source Actively Managed Portfolio of ETFs introductory overview. StumpGrinder: An ETF Arsenal where we discuss our selection of ETFs for the portfolio. StumpGrinder: Performance where we…
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May 25, 2013 by Tucker Balch
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