Exploring the world of finance through lens of sports and entertainment
The Jersey Shore was a cultural phenomena for 6 seasons after it debuted in 2009. Each week featured the club goers misinformed attempts at picking up girls. With a little lesson in decision theory, the cast may have had more successful nights out.
When Roseanne debuted, it was chalked up as a story about the average American family trying to deal with life’s everyday problems; marriage, children, and money. But it also gave viewers an understanding of the economic struggles of poor and middle-class families in the late 1980s and early 90s.
Seinfeld billed itself as a “show about nothing”, but there are valuable investing lessons to learn from each 30-minute episode. One of the early episodes—The Stock Tip— uncovers several biases investors exhibit when navigating the market. The episode begins in the Cafe, as many do, where George, Jerry, and Elaine Continue Reading