The backlash against the Tech giants has hardly been out of the headlines in the past two years. Google has been fined twice by the European regulator, Facebook has appeared in front of the US Senate to explain its involvement with Cambridge Analytica and the European Parliament has passed a copyright directive, making internet platforms liable […]
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Mean reversion everywhere: A sense of order within abnormality
I love this chart! The investors that are plotted here are abnormal in that they have earned significant excess returns vs the market over very long periods of time. This doesn’t sit well with efficient market hypothesis. What is impressive is a sense of order within their abnormality: the out performance displays mean reversion over […]
Appetite for Advertising
The chart below is based on a global survey by Statista (n=31,726) of internet users on their attitudes towards … Acceptance of advertising Acceptance of using personal data in making advertising more relevant A couple of very interesting things to note Advertising is mostly acceptable in major economies. It’s the use of personal data that […]