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EJ Elena Shin

EJ Elena Shin

DEI | Finding My Own Voice and Cultural Identity. Full Circle in 20 years. (ft. drone view of Seoul)

DEI | Finding My Own Voice and Cultural Identity. Full Circle in 20 years. (ft. drone view of Seoul)

Hi Folks, Today, I wanted to talk about something personal. I was much inspired by one of my mentors, Simon, to share something deeply personal like this. In a way, it can be healing and cathartic and I hope this can also inspire other people to be more comfortable with

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: What is a Bond? & Bond Valuation

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: What is a Bond? & Bond Valuation

Today’s Key Concepts 1. What is a bond? 2. What Determines the Price of a Bond? 3. Understanding Bond Market Prices ☘️ 1. What is a bond? A bond is a type of fixed income investment that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically a corporation

Universe | Cosmos.

Universe | Cosmos.

If you were to introduce ourselves - humanity - to aliens in outer space, how would you describe us? What would you say to them? I. Pale blue dot "We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and if you look at it, you see a dot. That&

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: Types of Bond Investment/Trading Strategies

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: Types of Bond Investment/Trading Strategies

Hi All, In this post, we will explore different investment strategies used in bond investing. Today's Key Concepts 1. Passive Strategies (e.g., Buy-and-Hold Approaches, Bond Laddering, Barbell Strategy) 2. Active Strategies (e.g., Credit Analysis, Macroeconomic Analysis, Sector Rotation, Market Analysis, Duration Management, Yield Curve Positioning, Roll

AI | Ultimate Guide to AI - How to get started on AI in layman’s terms.

AI | Ultimate Guide to AI - How to get started on AI in layman’s terms.

ChatGPT is taking over our dinner table conversations right now. A couple of weeks ago, as a total novice to AI, I was able to create this AI video in Exhibit 1 using three applications in a couple of minutes out of my laptop. No coding was required. I can

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: What is Fixed Income? & Time Value of Money

Education | Ultimate Fixed Income 101: What is Fixed Income? & Time Value of Money

Hi All, *Why I started this series: I was inspired to write this post by the students I've been mentoring. I vividly recall my time interning in investment banking (M&A) in NYC. During lunch hours, I witnessed a DCF model expert passionately explaining the subject to

Climate Science 101: Why Carbon Matters (more than other GHGs like Methane)?

Climate Science 101: Why Carbon Matters (more than other GHGs like Methane)?

Hi All, Today, I wanted to discuss why scientists are obsessed with reducing carbon (CO2) from the atmosphere despite there are many other toxic greenhouse gases in the air - not to mention water vaper (H20) being the biggest heat-trapping gas in fact. The short answer is two-fold: 1) CO2