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[Education] Best Accounting Education Resources

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 by admin

I often get asked get asked what are the best accounting resources by my friends and students. Some of my friends realize that accounting is important (told you so) and want to learn. My students ask if there are any accounting resources. So here are my two favorite sources. Khan Continue Reading

[Recruiting] Issues with Data Science / Data Analytics

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 by admin

As a faculty member, one of my roles is to mentor and give career advice, which I love to do. It’s really hard to have people listen to you these days given all the short communication (e.g. twitter/snap chat) and short attention span. So I am thankful when students send Continue Reading

[Economics] Supply Shock to Napa Wine

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by admin

So many wildfires…please pray for California. We have so many wildfires. When we pray God will forgive and heal the land and bless us– Deuteronomy 11:14 that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain Continue Reading

[Recruiting] Questions You Should You Never Ask

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by admin

Recruiting season is here once again- Because COVID19, lot of gloom and doom but no worries, we will recover- So don’t be down but keep up the good work! So What questions should you never ask? Below are somethings that you should never ask if you want to increase your Continue Reading

[Research] How to Choose Your Advisor-

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by admin

Another question that I get asked a lot- I mean really a lot is how do you choose your advisor- Well, in my case, I was chosen by my advisor- Pretty funny but true. My advisor sought me out- Ah- I worked so hard. I am still so thankful for Continue Reading

[Investing] Trump Is Back

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by admin

Wow- What a turn of events- Trump got COVID19 then he is back- God bless America 😀 Now, the interesting thing is that so many people and news outlets wished ill for the president. I am like hmmm…don’t they profess love and tolerance…. Anyway, now that he is back, media Continue Reading

[Research] Should I Work on the Weekends?

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by admin

One of the most common questions that I get from those who just started the PhD or want to join the PhD is can I take weekends off? The answer is of course you can. This is a free society- It’s PhD not slavery- Even slaves had to rest. Then Continue Reading

[Investing] Investing Ideas: Stockgumshoe

Posted on October 4, 2020 by admin

Sourcing investment ideas is never easy- There are too many junk websites and pumps and dumps still exist- Also, investment newsletters are not always the best- So where do I get my investing ideas? Usually, I do my own research and try to find small firms with high profit margins Continue Reading

[Research] Optimal Amount of Papers to Read

Posted on October 4, 2020 by admin

I often get lot of questions about research. So today I will answer the first question- How many papers should a PhD student read in a week? Good question- Well, it depends on your discipline, program, and your area of research. In accounting/finance/economics, reading 4-5 papers a week should suffice. Continue Reading

[Investing] Investing Tools: Finviz

Posted on October 4, 2020 by admin

Finviz is one of my favorite research tools- I love how you can see the blocks of information well- I can see the major indexes at the top then top gainers/top losers and then large caps are up to. The news is ok. I like Yahoo financial news better- I Continue Reading