Smart decisions are based on more than government statistics, agency reports, news releases, interest rates and stock quotes. We've selected a few fascinating statistics here that illuminate the markets, the world of...
THIS MONTH'S CONTESTPRIME 907 The number 907 is prime. It has no factors other than one and itself. To prove that 907 is prime, you must check to see that it not divisible by any other number, beginning with 2, 3, 5...
You have two candles. Each candle takes 60 minutes to burn completely. There's one complication: the candles are not uniform and cannot be assumed to burn evenly. Using these two candles and nothing else, how would...
A broker instructs his assistant to select five equities for a client's portfolio and to make a note of the price of each. But the assistant gets confused. Instead of pricing the equities individually, the assistant...
Smart decisions are based on more than government statistics, agency reports, news releases, interest rates and stock quotes. We've selected a few fascinating statistics here that illuminate the markets, the world of...
Think You're Smart? Try these brainteasers that recruiters use in actual job interviews. THIS MONTH'S CONTEST A financial services firm has 10 employees. Although no one wants to divulge his or her individual salary...
Smart decisions are based on more than government statistics, agency reports, news releases, interest rates and stock quotes. We've selected a few fascinating statistics here that illuminate the markets, the world of...