Author: Alex Noonan
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The Barbell Portfolio
Disclaimer: This blog is for entertainment purposes and should not be taken as investment advice. Consult an investment professional before making investment decisions. I do not hold any certifications or licenses that allow me to give such advice. Secondly, here at alexnoonan.com we believe suckers get what they deserve. If you make a trade or…
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Web Scraping Data in Python
The internet is a gold mine for data analysts. Whether you are using google trends to identify search patterns, social media postings to judge sentiment, or analyzing company data for a potential investment, it’s all there. The only problem is turning the data into a usable format. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the language that…
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The Basics on Investing in Gold
Disclaimer: This blog is for entertainment purposes and should not be taken as investment advice. Consult an investment professional before making investment decisions. I do not hold any certifications or licenses that allow me to give such advice. Secondly, here at alexnoonan.com we believe suckers get what they deserve. If you make a trade or…
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Data Cleaning and Visualization Basics
80/20 Pareto relationships are one of those things that once you learn what they are, you see everywhere. Pareto relationships follow an 80/20 ratio where 80% of the results come from 20% of the inputs. For example, in group projects for school, 20% of the members will do 80% of the work. Similarly, in dating…
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Trade Idea: Long Tankers
Disclaimer: This blog is for entertainment purposes and should not be taken as investment advice. Consult an investment professional before making investment decisions. I do not hold any certifications or licenses that allow me to give such advice. Secondly, here at alexnoonan.com we believe suckers get what they deserve. If you make a trade or…
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3 Lessons from Call Sign: Chaos
I would describe my career in the Marine Corps as unremarkable. Had a few drinks, saw a few things. However, there are a few moments that stand out to me. One of them was the time I met Gen. James Mattis (ret). Every Marine knows who he is. He is self-described as “old-fashioned” but he truly…
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5 Takeaways from Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre is a classic investing book. The book was written in 1923 and surrounds a trader named Larry Livingston who is based on Jesse Livermore. Jesse was one of the great traders back before the Great Depression. He gained and lost immense fortunes multiple times. At one point…
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The Minsky Moment
New post is up on the danger of recency bias in investing. In light of current events it should be topical. I wish I was able to get it out sooner!
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Getting Started with Python for Data Science
I have received my share of unhelpful advice such as: follow your dreams, don’t eat eggs, and eat eggs. However, the most repetitive and annoying thing that I am told to do is “learn to code.” I would bet that most of the people that say learn to code do not know how to code…
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Unfunded Pensions
The above picture shows the funding percentage of our Nation’s public pensions. not a pretty picture. As if our country needed another complex divisive issue to tear us apart. This is a financial crisis that could have a greater impact on the country relative the student debt “crisis”. Yet it is largely ignored by the…
He Was A Data Boi 