The financial world can seem complex, but many of the concepts are more simple than they first appear. Understanding your income and expenses, and figuring your investment returns can help you get ...

Formula investing promises investors a systematic, rules-based approach to outperforming the market. In their December 2024 paper "Formula Investing," Marcel Schwartz and Matthias Hanauer evaluated ...

Here's an example of just how successful Simons has been: His hedge fund's signature product, Medallion Fund, returned a staggering 62% annual returns between 1988 and 2021, or 37% net of fees. To put ...

LAST YEAR SOME OF THE nation's greatest math minds gathered at Manhattan's elegant Tribeca Rooftop for stunning views, fancy food and wine--and a series of complex equations to determine who among ...

For most investors, wealth creation is not about chasing the next big opportunity — it’s about understanding time and the quiet power of compounding. Financial planners often describe compounding as ...

Everybody loves math, right? Such an exciting topic, said very few people ever. Many schoolchildren dislike math because they think it's boring and they'll never use it in the real world. I know I ...

Throughout history, we have devised methods to calculate and measure results for all kinds of activities. In academics, we have grading systems that measure student performance. In sports, the most ...