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Time Arbitrage

One enduring feature of both investing and health is time arbitrage. This creates a gap where price and value diverge. David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital is one of many hedge fund managers to speak of time arbitrage. "I think one of the inefficiencies in the market is investors are generically too short-term oriented and time arbitrage is one of the best inefficiencies in the market." Like a molar, long and hidden, a firm's value is deeply rooted in future profits. Rarely does missing a quarter ...

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$300 Questions

There are things you Google: the population of Dubai, the weather, or quotes on insurance*. There are deeper inquiries: what's a firm's adjusted return on equity over time, management's scorecard from share-buyback timing, what a hospital's collections have been over time, the ROI of telemedicine, a hidden fact or tips on a contact for an academic paper on Wellness. There are likely more than a dozen times per year you'd pay $300+ for info like that. These are $300 questions and have inspired m ...