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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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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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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…



