Historical Events
What year did the dotcom bubble burst?
2000
Massive protests were sparked in late January 2026 following a deadly shooting by federal agents in which U.S. city?
Minneapolis
How would you value an apple tree?
Comps, precedent transaction, DCF
You have 8 identical coins; one is heavier. What is the minimum number of weighings to find it?
2 weighings
weigh 3 vs 3:
If balanced, weigh the remaining 2 against each other.
If imbalance, take the heavier 3, then weigh 1 vs 1
How many times did Ashley run for CSC exec?
2
What year did the great depression start?
1929
Who did Trump nominate as the new Fed chair (as of Feb 1st)?
Kevin Warsh
What is the market cap of Microsoft?
3.2 Trillion
This “Greek” measures an option’s sensitivity to volatility.
Vega
How long was Ashley’s hinge up for until it got banned?
4 days
What was the first public company? Hint: It started in current day Amsterdam
Dutch East India Company
What is the price of the SP500 (nearest 100)?
check today
In a leveraged buyout, the valuation is heavily constrained by this factor: what the business can support in terms of ____
Debt
This “rate” is the discount rate that makes an investment’s NPV equal zero.
IRR
How many people were involved in Sam's freshman year reign of terror?
In 2001, this company’s collapse became a symbol of accounting fraud and led to major reforms.
Enron
In January, the United States officially withdrew from which international climate treaty for the second time in a decade?
The Paris Agreement
This two-stage DCF approach uses near-term high growth followed by a stable growth period.
Gordon Growth Method
This swap exchanges fixed payments for floating payments on a notional amount.
Interest Rate Swap
Who is Sam's famous neighbor?
Bill Gates
In 1992, speculator George Soros famously “broke” this currency on “Black Wednesday.”
British Pounds
What was the name of the Venezuelan president Trump captured earlier this year, and why did Trump order the mission?
Nicolas Maduro– drug trafficking charges
This ratio is often interpreted as an “equity yield” measure for valuation.
FCF / Market Cap
The SEC filing where public companies disclose major events fast.
8-K
What is the name of Sam’s cousin who is bad asf?