The law denies inside information only to the layman, who is expected to invest on the basis of technical analysis (the voodooistic interpretation of past trading patterns), Keynesian economic astrology, quarterly earnings reports known to the world and other trading trivia.

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"On the basis of the expert analysis, it is possible to conclude with a large degree of certainty that parts of the skeleton... belong to Tsarevich Alexei and his sister, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna Romanova", Vladimir Gromov told Russian media.

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In 1920, HBS innovated the case method of research and teaching where students literally sink or swim entirely on the basis of their ability to persuade peers that their analysis and recommended course of action is the right one for the company in question.

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This suggests that even today fund managers are buying on the basis of faith as much as analysis.

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On a regular basis, I look at the RS analysis of the mid- and small-cap sectors because being in the right-sized stocks can be quite important.

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Similar to a post-Euro 2012 analysis, the models are compared on the basis of two analyses.

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Closer analysis of cumulative sales across the five biggest selling products on a peak annual sales basis provides for some interesting trends.

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