From Australian CEOs giving back their bonuses to Manchester United’s controversial IPO, it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of August. Read more
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Depending on who you talk to, or which articles and headlines you read, the responses run the gamut. Here’s a quick summary of some of the most recent research on how presidential politics impacts equities. Read more
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Pankaj Ghemawat, Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy at IESE Business School, finds people susceptible to “globaloney,” an overestimation of the world’s interdependence. Professor Ghemawat will be speaking at the Fifth Annual CFA Institute European Investment Conference. Read more
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As the SEC works through the rule-making process for the controversial JOBS Act, the potential impact on investor advertising and equity research takes center stage. Read more
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Are you more like a stock or a bond? Chances are this question has never occurred to you. But it’s one you’ll need to answer when you use the concept of human capital to diversify and build your wealth. Wealth … Read more
Leave a CommentIn a poll conducted earlier this week, we asked readers whether the state of the global economy warrants the purchase of gold or gold stocks. It looks like professional investors are split right down the middle. Read more
Leave a CommentChris Douvos of Venture Investment Associates speaks about the evolution of the venture capital industry. Read more
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Finance professor Amir Sufi of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business argues that the severe U.S. recession and Europe’s ongoing economic woes can best be explained as aggregate demand and leverage problems that cannot be effectively treated through monetary policy initiatives alone. Read more
Leave a CommentWe heard some reports that municipal bonds may be defaulting more frequently than has been reported, but we also heard some controversy about those findings. We called Kurt Van Kuller, CFA to add some clarity to the reporting. Kurt is a … Read more
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Jason S. Scott examines the value a U.S. household can extract from better Social Security decisions and compares that value with the potential gains from traditional investment alpha. Read more
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