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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Brian DeChesare

Corporate finance is fine if you’re in it to advance up the ladder over many years/decades while having a reasonable work/life balance. based roles will start in the $70 – $90K range and advance to the $200 – $250K range at the Director level. You may have more options in certain groups, such as Treasury.

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In Search of a Steady State: Inflation, Interest Rates and Value

Musings on Markets

In most time periods, those recalibrations and resets tend to be small and in both directions, resulting in the ups and downs that pass for normal volatility. Clearly, we are not in one of those time periods, as markets approach bipolar territory, with big moves up and down.

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2023 Investment and Market Updates: A Review of the Worst Year Since 1871

Brian DeChesare

In March, the Fed finally started hiking rates, and in May and June, the pace accelerated; the federal funds rate ended the year in the 4.25% – 4.50% range, the highest level since 2007. Here it is as of January 3 rd , with differences vs. the start of 2022 in brackets: Equities: 31% [Down 7%]. Treasuries: 19% [Up 19%].

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Reaping the Whirlwind: A September 2022 Inflation Update!

Musings on Markets

In my early 2021 posts on inflation, I argued that while the higher inflation that we were just starting to see could be explained by COVID and supply chain issues, prudence on the part of policy makers required that it be taken as a long term threat and dealt with quickly. in the NY Fed survey. in the NY Fed survey.

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The Price of Risk: With Equity Risk Premiums, Caveat Emptor!

Musings on Markets

As part of that obsession, since September 2008, I have estimated an equity risk premium for the S&P 500 at the start of each month, and not only used that premium, when valuing companies during that month, but shared my estimate on my webpage and on social media.

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Data Update 2 for 2023: A Rocky Year for Equities!

Musings on Markets

I will follow up by looking at the mechanics that connect stock prices to inflation, and examine why the damage from higher inflation can vary across companies and sectors. The first is the dividends you receive, while you hold stocks, a cash flow stream that provides a measure of stability to investors who seek it. Stocks: The What?

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Data Update 2 for 2024: A Stock Comeback - Winning the Expectations Game!

Musings on Markets

While stocks had their ups and downs during the year, they ended the year strong, and recouped, at least in the aggregate, most of the losses from 2022. Stocks ended the year well, with November and December both delivering strong up movements, and while this left investors feeling good about the year, it was a rocky year.