Using Data to Make the World a Better Place. Guest: Mr. Jeremy Howard

Posted by on Apr 16, 2013 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on Using Data to Make the World a Better Place. Guest: Mr. Jeremy Howard April 16, 2013.  Jeremy Howard, President and Chief Scientist of Kaggle. Jeremy Howard introduces the field of data science – a science that focuses on building the tools and techniques for data-driven decision making. His latest startup, Kaggle, is a community of 80,000 data scientists that have successfully solved some of the world’s toughest problems. Jeremy talks both about the creation and...
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Discussing the Crisis of Crowding in Richmond, Virginia

Posted by on Apr 9, 2013 in Media | Comments Off on Discussing the Crisis of Crowding in Richmond, Virginia April 9, 2013. Clips of Chincarini talking about the Crisis of Crowding at the CFA Society of Virginia.  
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Dazzling Guest Speakers in Finance and Business at University of San Francisco in April

Posted by on Apr 3, 2013 in Blog | Comments Off on Dazzling Guest Speakers in Finance and Business at University of San Francisco in April In April, the School of Management of the University of San Francisco will host three great speakers in finance and business.  If you are in the San Francisco community and would like to attend, please contact Margot Frey (mafrey@usfca.edu – 415-422-2084) or Andrew Heitman (aheitman@usfca.edu).  1.  April 16, 2013 5:30–7:00 p.m. Room 516 Agora Common Area Jeremy Howard CEO & President...
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Chincarini Speaks about the Dow Jones High on CBS News

Posted by on Mar 7, 2013 in Media | Comments Off on Chincarini Speaks about the Dow Jones High on CBS News  
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An Indicator of Bubbles in the Housing Market

Posted by on Mar 5, 2013 in Blog | Comments Off on An Indicator of Bubbles in the Housing Market The housing bubble of 2008 was created by a crowd rushing into the housing market.  Some have argued that there was no way to determine whether there was a bubble in housing, yet in the Crisis of Crowding, a few simple measures are shown that help indicate that the housing market had become relatively very expensive by 2007. The measure is very simple.  It considers mortgage rates, housing...
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