Articles in: November 2012 :
On the humanity of mathematical models
A great deal of care is spent designing our algorithms and models at Wealthfront. The work of Qian Liu and others is put through trial runs against historical data, peer reviewed by members of the company, and vetted by outside advisors in the academic and private sectors. Along with Dr. Malkiel, we also work with… Read more
Hurricane Sandy puts YAGNI to the test
On Sunday night, Oct 29th, we learned that most US equities markets would be closed the next day due to Hurricane Sandy. This is very unusual: the only times the market has been closed since the four days following 9/11 have been the National Days of Mourning following the deaths of Presidents Reagan and Ford,… Read more