The Survivorship Bias (sometimes styled Survivor Bias) is the human tendency to value the seen or available at the expense of the unseen. Currently existing data, groups, … [Read more...]
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: Wait, Didn’t I Just Hear About That?
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is the phenomenon where something recently learned suddenly appears 'everywhere'. Also called Frequency Bias (or Illusion), the … [Read more...]
Hurricane Harvey and Gas Prices: What is Price Gouging?
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas last Wednesday, dumping more than forty inches of rain on much of Southern Texas. Our hearts go out to those affected by the … [Read more...]
The Ostrich Effect: Burying Your Head in the Sand
The Ostrich Effect refers to the human tendency to avoid negative information as it relates to personal finances. Although ostriches don't actually burrow body parts in … [Read more...]
Dividend Discount Model Calculator for Stock Valuation
This page contains a dividend discount model calculator with an added bonus: built-in financials for over 2,000 publicly listed American stocks. For included stocks that … [Read more...]
Discounted Cash Flow Calculator for Stock Valuation
This page contains a discounted cash flow calculator with a special feature: it includes financials for over 2,000 American publicly listed stocks. You can populate … [Read more...]
Automatic Graham Number Calculator
On this page is a Graham Number Calculator which can auto-populate and lookup financial information for over 2,000 American Stocks.While the calculator can be used … [Read more...]
How Many Software Engineers were there in Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) in 2016?
CBSAs, or Core Based Statistical Areas, are areas defined by the US Census Bureau as under the influence of a common urban cluster or area. CBSAs, compared to Combined … [Read more...]
How Many Software Engineers were there in Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) in 2016?
CSAs, or Combined Statistical Areas, are large rolled-up geographic classifications for America maintained by the United States Census Bureau. We've recently published a … [Read more...]
Clustering Illusion and Anchoring to Outliers
This is part of a series on cognitive biases. Click to read more about how bad humans are at reading and understanding We are all incentivized to recognize patterns. If … [Read more...]
Stock Return Calculator with Dividend Reinvestment (DRIP) for EVERY Stock
On this page is a stock return calculator which automatically calculates dividend reinvestment (DRIP). It has daily resolution and properly accounts for stock splits and … [Read more...]
Checking in on the Job Market, July 2017 Edition
The JOLTS report dropped today, right on the heels of the employment report last week. That makes this as good of a time as any to take a look at the job market.As a … [Read more...]