Brandt's Notes

I've completed the first round of this series.  I've read the first issue of the premier financial economics journal ("The Journal of Finance"), summarized its contents, assessed their value for society at large, and even took a few notes on technical concepts that came up in each. This journal issue included 10 articles in total.  The topics covered included: 3 on corporate finance (articles 5, 6, 7) 2 on personal finance (articles 2, 4) 2 on information (articles 8, 10) 1 on the environment (article 1) 1 on financial products (article 3) and 1 on financial markets (article 9) I rated each by the apparent social value of the authors topic, methods, and conclusions from 1 to 4 stars.   None were rated 4-stars,  1 was rated 3-stars,  3 rated 2-stars,  and 6 rated 1-star. Overall the experience reading and rating these articles was at times exhausting and infuriating, but almost always stimulating and challenging.  It was like dropping into a conver...