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10% Yield: Is Timbercreek Financial Stock a Good Buy?

10% Yield: Is Timbercreek Financial Stock a Good Buy?

A 10% monthly yield looks tempting. Here’s why Timbercreek’s payout may not be as safe as it seems. The post 10% Yield:...

By Alex Smith 2 months ago 5 min read
QuantInsti in 2025: A Summary of our Contributions, Collaborations, Events & Updates

QuantInsti in 2025: A Summary of our Contributions, Collaborations, Events & Updates

Explore QuantInsti’s impactful collaborations, announcements, webinars, industry events, and academic initiatives for 20...

By Alex Smith 2 months ago 2 min read
Building a Robust Portfolio with Risk Parity

Building a Robust Portfolio with Risk Parity

Explore what a risk parity portfolio is, how it works, and how to build one with Python. Compare equal-weighted vs. risk...

By Alex Smith 5 months ago 17 min read
A Guide to Buying Liquidation General Merchandise

A Guide to Buying Liquidation General Merchandise

Liquidation general merchandise (we like to call it “gen merch”) is one of the most versatile types of inventory you can...

By Alex Smith 5 months ago 7 min read
Retrospective Simulation for Trading

Retrospective Simulation for Trading

Simulate alternate historical price paths using a non-parametric Brownian bridge to test trading strategies beyond the r...

By Alex Smith 5 months ago 22 min read
Market Regime using Hidden Markov Model

Market Regime using Hidden Markov Model

Build a regime-adaptive trading strategy in Python with this hands-on guide. Detect market regimes using Hidden Markov M...

By Alex Smith 6 months ago 10 min read
Bayesian Statistics in Finance: A Trader's Guide to Smarter Decisions

Bayesian Statistics in Finance: A Trader's Guide to Smarter Decisions

Explore how Bayesian statistics helps traders update beliefs, build adaptive models, and manage risk. Learn Bayes’ Theor...

By Alex Smith 6 months ago 24 min read
A Beginner’s Guide to Live Selling on Whatnot

A Beginner’s Guide to Live Selling on Whatnot

From handbags and sneakers to collectible trading cards and electronics—what can’t you find on Whatnot? The live-stream...

By Alex Smith 7 months ago 6 min read
Simple and Multiple Linear Regression in Algorithmic Trading: A Practical Guide for Quants

Simple and Multiple Linear Regression in Algorithmic Trading: A Practical Guide for Quants

Explore how linear regression powers trading strategies in quantitative finance. Understand OLS, model assumptions, Pyth...

By Alex Smith 7 months ago 29 min read
Beyond the Hype: What "Independent Events" REALLY Mean for Your Trades

Beyond the Hype: What "Independent Events" REALLY Mean for Your Trades

Explore how statistically independent events help cut through market noise and shape reliable trading strategies. Unders...

By Alex Smith 7 months ago 23 min read
Beginner's Guide to Machine Learning Classification in Python

Beginner's Guide to Machine Learning Classification in Python

Build classification trading strategy in Python for predicting the S&P500 price from scratch. Learn how to handle binary...

By Alex Smith 8 months ago 8 min read
Building a Trading Strategy using Bias-Variance Decomposition

Building a Trading Strategy using Bias-Variance Decomposition

Explore the bias-variance tradeoff in machine learning for trading strategies. Learn how to build and backtest a trading...

By Alex Smith 8 months ago 20 min read