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Last.FM addiction

2009-02-18T03:00:40Z

Testing to seeing if the Embedding from Last.FM works!!

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My time in Berlin, Germany Day 2

2008-07-08T00:00:34Z

So it's Day 2 and a much needed rest after the intense Swiss Finance Boot Camp as I like to call it. Both Aline and Ray went to work and called me to go out for lunch to the Turkish place where I had my first Flatbread dish. Next, I explored the...

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My visit to Berlin, Germany - Day 1

2008-07-06T23:48:01Z

After getting picked up from the Airport by my good friends Aline and Ray we went to the Indian Restaurant Mirachi for my first restaurant experience on the East side of Berlin. The food is super-cheap here, like 5 or so Euros for a $20 meal back...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 10

2008-06-27T23:46:14Z

So what did I learn today? Well even though the lesson was a little tough to get through and follow I did learn a lot about volatility and risk analysis. We also learned about Realized compound yield which used the coupon payment from a low y...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 9

2008-06-26T23:44:04Z

Today I learned so much with regards to M&A and watched a video with the CEO of Black Swan who offered his insights on the dollar, the Asian markets, and the spreads of carry trades. However I feel like the majority of my learning experien...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 8

2008-06-25T16:23:42Z

M&A, M&A? Where for art thou M&A? The word of the day is M&A (Mergers & Acquistions) and that's what we learned about in depth today. I was confused with the reading last night pertaining to RJR-Nabisco case, but today in class it was clarifi...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 7

2008-06-24T17:27:22Z

What did I learn today... hmmm well, I learned that 50+ years of hard work, leadership, and insightful direction in a company can be squandered by one or two deviant persons at the executive levels of a corporation. What's even more incredibl...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 6

2008-06-23T17:10:53Z

Well, it's back to the grindstone after a wonderful trip to Milan yesterday. This week seems a little more relaxed with Sanjay opening up the morning with good and insightful anecdotes wrapped in the occasional joke or two. This week we'll be...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 5

2008-06-20T16:48:07Z

The first week, of lessons at least, has come and gone and with it, all trace of weakness in my body! Well not really, but I have pushed myself a lot harder than I ever thought possible. While I still believe the schedule is WAY TOO grueling for ...

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Swiss Finance Academy Journal Day 4

2008-06-19T16:46:37Z

Well, another day finished, another crazy amount of lessons. I am slowly adapting to the lack of sleep I am getting during the week while trying to keep on my A game doing so. I am having some problems keeping up with the math and technical side...

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