Analysis
What Does a Bond Fund's Duration Actually Measure?
A fund's duration number looks abstract until rates move. What it measures, Macaulay versus modified, and where the number stops working.
Author
Naomi Bergman
Independent editorial contributor covering fintech, payments, household credit, regulation and markets.
Articles by Naomi Bergman
Investing
How Compound Interest Builds Wealth Over Decades
Compound interest pays you on your past gains. See a simple example, the Rule of 72, and why time matters more than clever picks.
Markets
Stock Market Hours Around the World Explained
Every stock exchange sets its own hours on its local clock. Here is what a trading day is, why sessions differ by city, and how holidays change the schedule.
Markets
An $11.16 million presale and a $1 million Bitcoin call: what the press release actually establishes
The numbers in the Pepeto announcement are real claims from a real source. That is not the same as verified evidence.
Markets
A presale press release, read closely: what Apeing's Stage 6 numbers do and don't establish
The wire copy sells timing and a 1,500% ROI. The arithmetic inside it tells a more cautious story.