Category: Education
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Evergrande Disaster
China’s property collapse, particularly with Evergrande, can be attributed to the country’s one-child policy, declining birth rate, and faulty population data. Evergrande’s growth strategy of borrowing money for land acquisition and selling homes before they were built resulted in massive debt for the company. Evergrande has over $320 billion in debt, making it the most…
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How to Commit Fraud
The video explains how Olympus executives engaged in fraudulent practices such as inflating the company’s books, buying companies at inflated prices, and using off-balance sheet entities to hide losses. Michael Woodford, a British businessman working at Olympus, noticed the irregularities and raised suspicions, eventually becoming CEO and uncovering the fraud. However, he was abruptly fired…
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The TV show “Billions” was based on this guy…
The documentary explores the rise and fall of Steve Cohen’s hedge fund, SAC Capital, detailing how Cohen became a legend on Wall Street, but was eventually embroiled in a multi-year federal investigation into insider trading. It covers the importance of relationships in the hedge fund industry, with traders cultivating contacts to obtain market information and…
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Commodities are even more important than you think…
The YouTube documentary “Behind closed doors: commodity traders, how it works | FULL DOCUMENTARY” explores the secretive and complex world of commodity trading. It reveals how speculators manipulate markets to drive up prices, the risks and rewards of commodity trading, the relationship between traders and banks, the role of paper trading in futures markets, the…
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Short Selling, Hope, and Reddit
Marije Meerman’s final chapter in her series on trading discusses the challenges and risks of short selling in the financial market. They point out that while being proved right as a short seller is possible, it can also be a lonely and daunting task. Ultimately short selling is just a small part of the larger…
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Crazy Rich Asians
Singapore’s success to factors such as a strong government, reclaiming land for affordable housing, a blend of central planning and free market mechanics, high savings rates, and its strategic geographic advantage as a gas station for cargo ships. The video emphasizes that Singapore’s success cannot be purely attributed to luck or low taxes, and that…
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This Man Saved the U.S. From Ruin
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“never let a crisis go to waste”
This video highlights the emergence of catastrophe bonds, or cat bonds, as a lucrative investment opportunity in the world of Planet Finance. Cat bonds are designed to cover the damage caused by future disasters that traditional insurance companies cannot handle. The video discusses how complex computations and data analysis are used to calculate the probability…
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The Biggest IPO Ever…
This video delves into the aftermath of Beijing’s cancellation of Ant Group’s IPO, leaving Planet Finance in shock. The sudden halt of the IPO derails what could have been the largest initial public offering ever. There is growing discomfort and worry in Shanghai’s business district as Jack Ma’s controversial speech warning about the power of…