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The Looming Risk of Low Fees

The race between active and passive investment management is becoming really interesting. After years of growth among passive funds, experts are starting to ask: What's at risk?

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Rethinking the Value of Emerging Markets

Global companies often miss the hidden costs of stretching their supply chains to immature economies.

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Why Thaler's Work and His Nobel Prize Matter

There was a time when Richard Thaler's research was controversial. Now he has the 2017 Nobel prize in economics. The Smith School's Francesco D'Acunto discusses why his work is so influential.

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The Price to Pay for a Successful M&A

Companies with internal control weaknesses should stay away from acquisitions. Otherwise they may pay more in the long run.

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What Catalonia Risks By Leaving Spain

Secession would put newly independent nation in the back of the line for European Union membership. "There is no grandfathering in," Smith School professor Kislaya Prasad says. 

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Why Nobody Wins with the Bombardier Tariff

At first blush, the federal government's decision this week to slap a steep, 220 percent tariff on Bombardier's C-Series jets probably looks like a win for U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co.

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After Trump’s Tweets, a Playbook For the NFL

How should the NFL respond to a pro-Trump political action committee's "Turn Off the NFL" boycott? "The league needs to grab this ball and run it up the field," says the Smith School's Henry C. Boyd III.

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Why the Sudden Worry About Bitcoin?

It seems like everyone is sounding the alarm lately about bitcoin and the ever-expanding world of cryptocurrencies. Smith School technology professor Joseph P. Bailey explains why.

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Reset Yourself Like a Big Bank CEO

Kelly S. King works long hours as chairman and CEO of BB&T, but he starts each day refreshed. He shared his morning routine during the 2017 BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership.

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How Uber Lost Its Way in London

London has deemed Uber "not fit and proper" to operate within city limits. Smith School professor Brent Goldfarb says the move was predictable, given Uber's recent troubles.

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How Toys 'R' Us Can Make a Comeback

It's not "game over" for Toys 'R' Us. Its bankruptcy this week is more of a "timeout." The Smith School's Jie Zhang says that if the toy retailer plays its cards right, it could end up a winner.

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Why the CEO Can't Motivate You

Leaders who search for ways to motivate their teams are focusing on the wrong thing, BB&T Chairman and CEO Kelly S. King said Sept. 26, 2017, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.