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"A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject. Like all great innovators, Sal Khan established himself...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Explore the world of small-cap investing, which targets companies with a market capitalization (outstanding shares times price/share) generally less than a billion dollars. Learn how legendary investors Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Michael Burry flourished in this market. Survey your own options for getting involved.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Business school professor and portfolio manager John Longo conducts you through the life stories of over 30 men and women including Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and George Soros, who have built spectacular fortunes through investing. Each lecture focuses on a single approach, such as value stocks, growth stocks, mutual funds, and hedge funds.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Go stock hunting with John Templeton, who changed the world of finance by focusing on the global market and on a socially responsible portfolio. Review Templeton’s checklist of the qualities that make a nation an attractive investing opportunity—for example, a low tax rate and high savings rate.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Many people have an intuitive understanding of stocks but are at a loss when it comes bonds. Get a grip on this vital investment vehicle by probing the strategies of two contemporary bond kings: Bill Gross and Jeff Gundlach. Consider the best way to use bonds in your own portfolio.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Trace the stellar financial career of mathematician and former cryptographer James Simons, who tackled a challenge more difficult than code-breaking: consistently beating the market. Learn how “quants” such as Simons use computer algorithms to model security prices and execute lightning-fast trades.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Many of the most successful investors of the 20th and early 21st centuries were hugely influenced by the work of Ben Graham, the pioneer of value investing. Study the underpinnings of his proven philosophy, including the contrasting strategies of the enterprising investor and the defensive investor.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Take the mystery out of hedge funds with A.W. Jones, the sociologist who started the modern hedge fund industry. Jones designed a fund that smoothed out the rollercoaster ride of traditional buy-and-hold investing by offsetting long purchase positions with short sale positions.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Learn from the successes of Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, one of the world’s largest hedge funds. Among his coups, the firm’s Pure Alpha Fund gained almost 10% during the financial crisis in 2008, while U.S. and global stocks fell by 35% or more. Focus on Dalio’s global macro and multi-strategy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Explore the celebrated career of Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest people thanks to his disciplined approach to buying and selling companies. Learn how Buffett modified the strategy of his mentor, Ben Graham, by searching out high-quality companies with a competitive advantage, or “moat.”
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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For the intrepid investor, there are potential riches to be made when companies go under. Explore the field of distressed investing through the successes of two masters: David Tepper and Seth Klarman. Learn how to seize opportunities by buying what others don’t want or must sell under duress.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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You are likely to be your own worst enemy when it comes to investing. Find out if you make the common mistakes on market psychologist David Dreman’s list. Known as a contrarian—an investor who goes against the crowd—Dreman made a fortune by bucking trends.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Sovereign wealth funds are investment portfolios owned and managed by the government, generally in countries with commodity-oriented economies or large trade surpluses, such as Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Examine the history of these funds, how they operate, and their increasingly important role in the global economy today.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Survey the shifting fortunes of one famous company that over the course of a century made it appeal to almost every type of investor covered in this course. Then go through a detailed checklist that reveals the investment approach that matches your outlook and resources. Finish with one final great investor!
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Go company hunting with activist investors, sometimes called corporate raiders. Chart the exploits of three leading practitioners: Carl Icahn, Dan Loeb, and Bill Ackman. Along the way, learn the meaning of terms such as greenmail, black knight, white knight, shark repellant, and Pac-Man strategy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Travel with the commodities specialist dubbed “the Indiana Jones of finance.” Since retiring from the Quantum Fund at age 37, Jim Rogers has toured the world, scouting out opportunities in emerging markets. Learn how to break into commodities trading, and get Rogers’ tips on what to look for in a foreign market.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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George Soros, financier and philosopher, made more than a billion dollars in one day by following his own advice to bet big if you have high confidence in an idea. Trace the saga of this man’s eventful life, from Nazi-occupied Hungary to the world stage, from social science theorist to global macro trader.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Study mutual funds through the career of Peter Lynch of Fidelity, renowned for his spectacular management of the Magellan Fund in the 1980s. Discover the meaning of key mutual fund terms, and learn how Lynch picked winners. His famous mantra, “Invest in what you know,” is only part of the formula.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Turn to the fathers of growth investing, Philip Fisher and T. Rowe Price, Jr.. Discover how to tell growth stocks from value stocks. Then learn to spot signs that a stock is worth holding over the very long term, which is the goal of this influential school of portfolio analysis.
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