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Finance: What is Efficient Markets Theory?
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What is the Efficient Markets Theory? The Efficient Markets Theory says that stocks trade at their fair value all of the time, assuming all information is available to the public. This theory believes that money cannot be made in the stock market by finding stocks that are over-or-undervalued, because stocks should always sit at their proper value.

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Finance a la shmoop what is the efficient markets theory well

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there should just be a big picture of Warren Buffett right here it should be [Two men carrying a framed picture of Warren Buffett]

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the man Warren explaining the efficient market theory himself and that theory

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states that it's impossible to beat the market over a sustained period of time

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it should be Warren Buffett who explains that all relevant information comes [Warren Buffett giving a presentation on stage]

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public in public stocks and that the market more or less immediately

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incorporates all that information in its pricing

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hence nobody can ever beat the market over a long period of time so why should [Men falling asleep during a presentation]

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Warren Buffett be giving this little definition because the efficient market

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theory is wrong Buffett has beaten the market for decades in a row in every way [Warren Buffett beating up the market with a stick]

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shape and form so you have a really memorable huge figure in finance this

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guy and then pipsqueak professors who are kind of a laughing stock whenever the [Professor jumping on the microphone stand trying to talk]

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wealthy power crowds gather in Omaha for their National Convention that's what

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they say at the Woodstock of Finance if you will fortunately most people keep [Man with arms folded standing naked in a corridor]

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their clothes on for this one

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