Oct 11Member-onlyOne in a Million: From $544.94 to $31,739.27 — Unveiling Our Year-Long JourneyOnce we got to $2,128.49 we decided to start using more of our own resources to meet our ultimate goal Introduction On June 12, 2022, my wife and I embarked on an audacious journey with a simple goal — to see $1 million in our bank account. It all began with…Investing3 min readInvesting3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Aug 18, 2022Member-onlyInspiration You’re Looking ForQuotes that changed my life Inspirational quotes are a dime a dozen, yet the following have inspired me at various stages of my life. They can do the same for you. What’s in a quote that can have such a positive influence on an individual? No need to break it…Quotes5 min readQuotes5 min read
Jul 29, 2022Member-onlyProposing a New “Seen” Metric for Medium WritersWouldn’t you like to know how many internal and external readers see the title of your article? In hopes other writers concur, I propose a new “Seen” metric be added in the “Your Stats” page on Medium. This metric would serve to answer the number of times the title, subtitle…Medium1 min readMedium1 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Jul 27, 2022Member-onlyA Very Light (Python-based) Stock Backtest FrameworkCheck it out. Enjoy! Backtest Framework Below, you’ll find the initial definition and methods for a Backtester class I developed for evaluating stock-based strategies. The unique elements here are: one, this class is abstracted away from any model, two, value at risk is used to size daily positions to target a risk…Trading3 min readTrading3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jul 26, 2022Member-onlyGene Therapy ($2,126,149), Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Our SonToday, one year ago, our son was born on the side of a road, just before a storm Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the leading genetic cause of infant death. Historically, ~60% of SMA patients die before two years of age. The presence of SMA is the absence of a…Birth3 min readBirth3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Jul 26, 2022Member-only5 Reasons Not to Code in SpacePyCharm is better than Jupyter Don’t use Jupyter anymore. Please. I beg you. It is difficult to express, but, after developing applications, models, and analyses in PyCharm for many years, every time I need to code something in Jupyter (NB + Lab) I get frustrated and irritated. There are multiple…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published inThe Dark Side·Jul 25, 2022Member-onlyCrossing the Chasm Between Traditional Data Science and Applications in FinanceDifferences in Assumptions, Methodologies, and Performance — Extra cash. Work-life balance. …Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Jul 15, 2022Member-onlyOne in a Million: From $544.94 to $1,028.17How my wife, children, and I are growing $1 into $1MM. Join us! We reached our $1,000 milestone, in only 33 days. This was a huge success and significant milestone for us. Our next milestone of $5,000 is going to stretch us. Stats: 22 days, $483.23 …Side Hustle3 min readSide Hustle3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Jul 11, 2022Member-only$500 Opportunity Lost: Don’t Repeat My Mistakes (These Are Everywhere!)Short story. Sad ending. Ideas to make $20–$500 at the end. Small amounts of cash are floating all over the internet. Some here, some there. Capture many of these and you’re well on your way to several hundred extra dollars, maybe even thousands. My wife and I are currently at…Investing4 min readInvesting4 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Jul 10, 2022Member-onlyThink About the Law of Large Numbers Horizontally, Not Just VerticallyThis idea can be monetized, no doubt — Remember when you learned about the central limit theorem and the law of large numbers (LLN) in stats 101? Hopefully. How many times have you heard someone refer to these concepts since then? More than once, right? Well… Are you against understanding LLN from a different point of view? …Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
