I found this article to be of interest as in healthcare we are constantly focusing on behavioral modifications for the US consumer to live healthier and more productive lives and in this article the same prospect is being discussed for investors who in another way have some unhealthy behaviors. Gee we...
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This is done very well in Jon Stewart style and worth a listen. We all know what happened and what continues to happen and they don’t come out and say it, but it’s “those algorithms” once more that make big bucks! This is pretty funny on some of the points they hit on. The authors...
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14,000 people every day lose their health insurance and medical bills are causing individuals to lose their homes, bankruptcy and defaulting loans. If we want to fix the economy, then we need to fix healthcare it sounds like to me. The Federal Reserve – What’s the Answer – Roll Back Regulation...
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Banks are trying to create new products, but is the new product “Human Hedge” Funds? If you are worried about so called government death panels, then you need to read on here. As I have mentioned many many times, Wall Street invests heavily in Business Intelligence software, they get their...
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The words of Harry Markopolos, “the SEC lacks finance and is incapable of understanding the complex financial trading instruments being used in the 21st century.” Ok so now let’s roll forward to today, hmmm, do the words still apply? Here’s the video for a refresher. Right now we are looking...
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On Wall Street it is called “program trading”, in health insurance it could be called “program insuring” as it comes down to the same controlling factor, algorithms. Anyone who has read this blog for the last 2 years probably thinks I have some kind of “love” affair going on with that word, but...
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As complicated as the algorithms we all deal with today, financial, healthcare, etc. this story speaks for itself to have “smart” people or “experts” at the top of the helm, who have actual hands on or first hand knowledge, especially with a self regulating business. Healthcare, is somewhat in the same...
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