How Warren Buffett’s favorite stock-market gauge can help investors make smarter decisions

Paul Morigi/Getty Images The Buffett Indicator is the ratio of a country’s stock market capitalization to the overall GDP of the country. If the stock market is below 50% of the GDP, it is too low. Between 75% and 90%, the market is about right. Above 115%, it is overvalued on a relative basis. In late […]

2 Berkeley grads are using AI to make stock-buying decisions — and it could change investing forever

EquBot / Art Amador Equbot’s AI Powered Equity ETF uses IBM’s Watson technology to construct a stock portfolio, employing machine learning to make rational investment decisions. The original idea for the fund was synthesized in a classroom at UC-Berkeley, where founders Chida Khatua and Art Amador met during an entrepreneurship class. Khatua’s background in AI […]

Two members of Congress among hundreds arrested protesting DACA, TPS decisions

Published time: 6 Dec, 2017 21:19 Thousands of protesters gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC to protest the Trump administration’s decision to ditch programs protecting immigrants. Over two hundred people were arrested, including two members of Congress. Organized by The New York Immigrant Coalition and CASA Virginia, protesters called for Congress to vote […]

These 7 TED talks have completely changed how I make decisions

Flickr/Paul Israel Big or small, decisions aren’t as easy as they may seem. Psychologists have found decision-making is fraught with hidden influences, tricky nuances, and the ability to make us happy in the short-term but unhappy in the long-term. Some of my greatest insights into this aspect of human behavior have come from TED talks, which break […]

These 7 TED talks have completely changed how I make decisions

Flickr/Paul Israel Big or small, decisions aren’t as easy as they may seem. Psychologists have found decision-making is fraught with hidden influences, tricky nuances, and the ability to make us happy in the short-term but unhappy in the long-term. Some of my greatest insights into this aspect of human behavior have come from TED talks, which break […]

I’ve studied billionaires and interviewed neuroscientists, and I’ve created the ultimate framework for making better decisions

Spencer Platt/Getty Images This post from Matt Bodnar originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question “Which decision-making strategies yield the best results?“ Billionaires like Warren Buffett believe in the power of compounding knowledge through constantly learning and studying. Charlie Munger believes that a successful entrepreneur needs to be multidisciplinary. Successful people tend to use mental […]

‘The Walking Dead’ actor talks the season 8 premiere: Dwight ‘has to make some high-stake decisions’

Gene Page/AMC Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you have not watched “The Walking Dead” season 8 premiere. “The Walking Dead” season eight premiere kicked off Sunday night, and the season wasted little time with Rick, Maggie, and Ezekiel bringing their communities to go to war with the bat-wielding Negan.  One of the main players […]

I tried the 10/10/10 Method to make decisions like Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio — and it’s completely changed the way I view choices

Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Our immediate reactions and emotions affect the decision-making process. Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio are two proponents of using high-level thinking to evaluate the future affects of our decisions. To master high-level thinking, step back from immediacy and use the 10/10/10 Method.  Ask yourself: How will I feel about this in 10 […]

Cars are about to get into some next-level integration — by making decisions for you

Thomson Reuters Next-level integration As automakers like Tesla, Toyota, and Volvo focus on developing vehicles that can interact autonomously with their environments, Ari Teman is exploring ways the cars of the future could interact with you. The inventor, designer, and technologist told Futurism he sees biometrics, which is “the ability for a vehicle, an environment, […]

Beans: A Coffee Shop Simulator Of Savvy Business Decisions (And Some Murders)

Think you can run your own coffee shop? Want to make up your own recipes? Fiddle with the decor? Arrange events to bring people in? Avoid being murdered by your competition (wait…what?)? Then it’s time you opened your own digital store with Beans: The Coffee Shop Simulator. Beans: The Coffee Shop Simulator will let you […]