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Jim Rogers has been predicting many of the same things for 5 or 6 years. FWIW.

Quants vs. actuaries Soapbox: Paul Wilmott: Actuaries versus quants Paul Wilmott says quantitative egotists could learn much from actuaries 1 Oct 2008 Those working in the fields of actuarial science and quantitative finance have not always been totally appreciative of each others' skills...

Risk management work You might want to consider Risk Management work. I would assume some of the Risk Management/Actuarial firms have a presence in your geographic area. Firms such as: Towers Perrin Wyatt Watson Worldwide Aon Mercer. After looking at their websites it seems they are...

Big in Japan Squeeze means bonds are big in Japan By David Oakley andGillian Tett Published: September 18 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 18 2007 03:00 Banks are increasingly turning to Japan to raise debt as the credit squeeze in Europe and the US forces them to look to Asia to issue...

My 2 cents. Hi all, After re-reading my posts I didn't realize quite how doomsday-ish I must have sounded. I still believe many premises of the article, but I don't believe the sky is falling. If the dollar falls lower and inflation rises, commodity prices will go up. There will probably...

Future of financial Engineering Naeron, I hope more people read this article, I think it's very informative about the future of Financial Engineering. If it's premises are correct, it seem a lot of derivatives were engineered to create "Third Class Money". It seems there will be a...

Are we headed for an epic bear market? The credit bubble is just starting to unwind, a credit-derivative insider says. And while U.S. borrowers are being blamed for the mess, they were really just pawns in a global game. By Jon Markman Satyajit Das is laughing. It appears I have said...

But Cilantro has suffered major losses, and in his new book, "An American Hedge Fund," Sykes slams the market, writing: "I would like to thank the thousands of inept corporate management teams, shady brokers, boiler rooms, stock promoters, market manipulators . . . for your endless scheming and...

"Repatriation" of US dollars I've read that there is a lot of money that has been made in the Global economy, Particularly China and Petrodollars, about 4 trillion dollars in wealth. They are looking to diversify these holdings. It's mainly in US dollars and US treasuries. I read they are...

Jim Rogers I have a lot of respect for Jim Rogers' opinion. I've read a lot about him, watch his TV appearances, read his articles, and read 2 of his books. As with Faber, He's rarely wrong, his timing is usually off though. Paul

Rogers, Faber Say Fed Rate Cuts Will Spur a Recession By Carol Massar and Michael Patterson Enlarge Image/Details Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Interest rate cuts by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will spur inflation, cause the U.S. dollar to collapse and help push the world's largest...

Tim Sykes Tim, I'm glad you posted on this board. I found you very interesting on Wall Street Warriors, that's why I brought up the topic of your book. Paul

I just heard Tim Sykes, the start-up hedge fund guy from Wall Street Warriors, has written a book and it's coming out in October. I think it's called "An American hedge Fund" or something like that. I was checking out the forums at the Elite Trader.com website and I heard about it. <iframe...

9/11 I was in Atlanta working at Cox Communications. I was using headphones to listen to the radio while I was working. I remember hearing about the plane hitting the first building, and everybody thinking it was an accident. Then after the second plane hit it was a whole different...

course descriptions I'm going to attempt to attach a word document with the course descriptions. The regular Linear Algebra course seem like the correct course. The course with the more "advanced" prereq's seem like it's geared toward overly academic math majors. Even though Financial...

pdf file Is there anyway I can take a snapshot frm a pdf file, and add it to the body of the message on this message board? I've been trying to copy course descriptions out of pdf catalogs. Paul

Try looking on the IAFE-International Association of Financial Engineering, website. Look under Stusunt resources/Academic Program link. They list most of the FE program in the US and around the world. Paul

Hi all, I am currently taking courses in preparation for a Financial Engineering curriculum. My strategy is to take courses that I know are prerequisites for the FE program, study for the GRE and start applying to schools in Fall 2008 (Baruch included). I finished Calc 3, this spring, just...

Has anyone read "How I Became A Quant, Insights from 25 of Wall Street's Elite" by Richard Lindsay and Barry Schacter. I ordered it through Amazon.com after hearing about it on the IAFE website. It came on July 3rd. I just got a chance to read most of it, after finishing a summer course in Diff...

I just started reading "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. So far it seems as good as "Fooled by Randomness" even though it seems to cover a lot of the same material. Every time I read this Guy, My intellectual muscles seem to stretch a bit more. Paul <iframe...

How I Became A Quant Has anyone read "How I Became A Quant, Insights from 25 of Wall Street's Elite" by Richard Lindsay and Barry Schacter. I ordered it through Amazon.com after hearing about it on the IAFE website. It came on July 3rd. I just got a chance to read most of it, after...

Sometimes I can't believe how these politicians have to play these games. The free market causes a price to go up or down, and they are always there looking for someone to blame. The purpose of the derivatives markets is so producers and users can lock in set prices. They are tranferring the...

I meant to say $500,000 per year "right out of school". The sky is the limit as far as income for smart ambitious people.

I've been at the global Derivatives Website to get some information. Maybe I'm Naive, but I didn't realize how Snobbish the financial industry can be. They seem to be fixated on all the Ivy league schools, and say any other programs besides NYU, Columbia, etc. aren't that good. Many of...

Hi All, There was a documentary series called "Wall Street Warriors" shown on a channel called MOJO. I just bought the dvd set on Amazon, It's very interesting. It shows the life of various Wall Street people. it includes a Wall Street Lawyer, about 3 hedge fund managers with established...

Thanks Christian, Thanks for your response. I don't know anyone who has stayed in Upstate NY 1-2 years after graduation. If I went to UB I'd probably take the first Plane/Train/Automobile out of town and head directly to NYC five minutes after I graduated. Now you've got me considering...

clarify Hi all, I just reread that message and realized it was long and rambled a lot. To clarify; I was wondering if anyone had any info on the reputations of the Financial Engineering programs at: SUNY Buffalo (most interested) Georgia State UNCC. Thanks

Hi all, I am currently researching different Financial Engineering Programs. I live in Atlanta, But I'm originally from Upstate New York (Grew up in Syracuse, got my degree at Buffalo State.) Anyway I'm hoping to be accepted in a full Time program in either Fall 2008 or Fall 2009. I'm...

Fooled by randomness. I read this book and liked it immensely. If you read "Trend Following" by Michael Covel, "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis and the sections in "Market Wixards that deal with Trend Followers, Ed Seykota, Richard Dennis, and particularly Larry Hite. , You will understand the...

THANKS!! Thank You for your reply, by the way Traffic in Atlanta is awful. I first moved in this town 10 years ago, there was a 2.5 million population. now there is are 5 million people here. the traffic congestion is compared to Los Angeles constantly. The public transportation is very...

Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I live in Atlanta. I'm currently working at a Major Power Utility as a CAD Drafter. I've been working as a Drafter for a LONG time. I've been contemplating a career change for quite a while. I realized 2 years ago I wanted to be involved in...