Aaron Chow
Alumni (2019–20)
8 articles · since April 2019
Beware of Financial Twilight Zones
Economics / InvestingImagine a place where investors’ expectations about risk, profitability and growth are warped and markets stop functioning properly. These markets are not as uncommon as you might think. These are the Financial Twilight Zones.
Selling Insurance to People Selling Insurance, a Pyramid Scheme Story
CommunityBRB Columnists were invited to a World Financial Group (WFG) branch where they learned about “paying it forward,” the Exchange Principle, company-wide trips to Vegas, and everything it takes to make it rich by selling life insurance—all…
Berkeley-Haas Distinguished Professor on a Crusade to Democratize Financial Knowledge
Economics / InvestingWith almost two decades of finance and accounting expertise, Panos N. Patatoukas is transforming UC Berkeley into a social and technological platform to bring Financial Information Analysis (FIA) back to the people!
Disintermediation of the Doggy-Doctor Relationship: Following the Puppy Profit
Economics / InvestingThe business of selling things for pets has always been that of selling things to people. In the U.S., money spent on pets has more than doubled in the past decade, and these increases have spurred new products, services, and business…
Share of Mind, Not Market Share
Economics / InvestingAmazon wants to sell you more shoes; and, the longer you stay on Amazon, the more shoes you’ll buy.
Patching Up Margins with Real Estate
Economics / InvestingOperating margins tell an investor a lot of about the underlying economics of a business, and managers of public companies know that...
Peet’s and Noah’s are the Same Company
Economics / InvestingDid you know that Noah's Bagels is owned by the same company that pours your Peet’s Coffee?...
The Triple Disproportionate Effect of Student Loans on Minorities & Women
Financial LiteracyDespite ostensible claims that student loan debt helps lower-income students, women, and minorities advance themselves and their families...
