Center for Financial Policy News

November 29, 2016
Post-Election Markets and Policy Outlook: What the Experts Said

Top government economists, plus academic experts and industry leaders recently gathered to discuss the outlook for financial markets and the economy under President-elect Donald Trump.

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November 16, 2016
Smart Money Decisions for Every Decade of Life

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Over your lifetime, you'll earn quite a bit of money.

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November 10, 2016
Under President Trump: Six Questions on the Economy

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The question of who will be the 45th U.S. president has been answered with the upset victory of Republican Donald Trump.

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November 3, 2016
Election's Impending Market Effects

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Though polls show Hillary Clinton losing ground to Donald Trump, her advantage in the betting markets continues.

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November 1, 2016
The Economist Ranks Smith Faculty No. 1 in World

Professors at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business placed No. 1 in the world for "faculty quality" in The Economist's 2016 full-time MBA rankings, marking the third consecutive year atop the category.

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September 13, 2016
How Wells Fargo Betrayed Its Customers

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Finance professor Clifford Rossi at th

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August 31, 2016
Buffett’s Wealth and the Role of Luck

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett’s 86th birthday on Tuesday prompted a CNBC writer to explore Buffett’s interpretation of luck as a success factor i

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August 24, 2016
New ‘Flash Boys’ Exchange Is No Disruptor

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The 2014 book “Flash Boys” resonated with investors fed up with a market “rigged” in favor of high-frequency traders who use sophisticated software and algorithms to trade in and out of stocks in milliseconds. Now, t

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August 23, 2016
Audio: Assessing the Latest Drug Pricing Scandal

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Executives at pharmaceutical company Mylan have come under attack for giving themselves raises while boosting the price of a lifesaving injection device by more th

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August 4, 2016
Why Bank Reform Is Just Election Posturing

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Democrats and Republicans are

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